History
Founded in 1991, PAGES is a core project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and is funded by the (US) National Science Foundation and Swiss National Science Foundation(s), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It is overseen by a Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) composed of members chosen to be representative of the major techniques, disciplines and geographic regions that contribute to paleoscience.
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