READ ME File For 'Dataset for: A new varve sequence from Windermere, UK, records rapid ice retreat prior to the Lateglacial Interstadial (GI-1)' Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D1054 ReadMe Author: Rachael Avery, University of Southampton [0000-0002-4439-4174] Thickness measurements of annual layers in four sediment cores from Windermere, UK. These measurements come from approximately 15,000-14,700 years BP. Measurement uncertainties are also noted, as are core gaps, erosion gaps, and other points of interest. This dataset supports the publication: AUTHORS:Rachael S. Avery, Alan E. S. Kemp, Jonathan M. Bull, Richard B. Pearce, Mark E. Vardy, J. James Fielding, Carol. J. Cotterill TITLE:A new varve sequence from Windermere, UK, records rapid ice retreat prior to the Lateglacial Interstadial (GI-1) JOURNAL:Quaternary Science Reviews This dataset contains: One spreadsheet listing the thicknesses of annual laminations in four sediment cores from Windermere, UK. The spreadsheet is as follows: Supplementary data 1: Supplementary_Varve_Thicknesses Date of data collection: 2012-2018 Information about geographic location of data collection: From four sites in Windermere. Core 68 54.40996 N, -2.95532 E Core 64 54.36969 N, -2.93560 E Core 67 54.33530 N, -2.94213 E Core 57 54.31618 N, -2.94978 E Licence:CC-BY-NC Related projects: This project was funded by a British Geological Survey BUFI studentship (reference S243) in collaboration with the University of Southampton. Date that the file was created: August 2019