Acquisition of Paleoclimate Records of El Nino-Southern Oscillation Events from Speleothems in the Tropical Pacific Ocean

该奖项是一项研究，以检索，分析和解释厄尔尼诺南方涛动事件的同位素和化学代用品记录从洞穴中记录在纽埃岛（19度00'S，169度50 'W）在热带太平洋西部。 这项研究将侧重于现代洞穴沉积物和洞穴滴水沃茨，以确定洞穴沉积物的生长速度、测年潜力、同位素组成及其与现代水和植被的关系。

This award is for a study to retrieve, analyze and interpret isotopic and chemical proxy records of El Nino-Southern Oscillation events from speleothems in caves documented on the Island of Niue (19 degrees 00'S, 169 degrees 50'W) in the western tropical Pacific. The study will focus on modern speleothem deposits and cave drip waters to characterize speleothem growth rates, their dating potential, their isotopic composition, and their relation to modern water and vegetation.