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GCSE Chemistry · key term
Indirect evidence used to estimate past conditions when direct measurements are unavailable, such as evidence from tree rings or gases trapped in ice cores.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 8.25 · Paper 2
Revise: Climate Change EvidenceFor periods before widespread thermometer measurements, scientists reconstruct conditions using proxy data, including tree rings, fossils and gases trapped in ice cores.
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