U.S.-Chile Cooperative Research on the late Cenozoic Paleoceanographic and Paleoclimatic Evolution of Northern and Central Chile

0203555 ishman这个美洲奖将支持博士之间的合作研究。南伊利诺伊大学卡本代尔分校的Scott E. Ishman和Nicholas Pinter，智利大学的Jacobus Le Roux博士，安托法加斯塔天主教大学的Guillermo Chong博士和国家自然历史博物馆的Ruben Martinez-Pardo博士，表彰他们在智利北部和中部的新生代古海洋学和古气候演化方面的工作。该项目将在智利北部靠近Antofagasta的Mejillones半岛（MP）地区和智利中部圣地亚哥西南部的Navidad地区进行。智利北部地区为研究南太平洋东部的海洋学和气候敏感性提供了一个独特的地理环境，这是根据海平面记录解释的南极冰量变化的显著变化。梅吉罗内斯盆地是进行这项研究的理想地点。它代表了一个在活动边缘发育的浅海环境，附近有火山活动和其他重要的构造特征。该项目的研究结果将有助于更好地了解南极冰量变化、海洋和大气环流之间的相互联系，以及它们对厄尔尼诺等具有全球和经济意义的反复出现的海洋和气象事件的影响。

0203555IshmanThis Americas award will support collaborative research between Drs. Scott E. Ishman and Nicholas Pinter of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and Dr. Jacobus Le Roux, University of Chile, Dr. Guillermo Chong, Catholic University of Antofagasta, and Dr. Ruben Martinez-Pardo, National Museum of Natural History for their work on the Cenozoic Paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic evolution of Northern and Central Chile. The project will be done in the Mejillones Peninsula (MP) region in the north near Antofagasta and the Navidad region in central Chile to the southwest of Santiago.The northern region of Chile provides a unique geographic setting to investigate the oceanographic and climatic sensitivity of the eastern South Pacific to significant changes in Antarctic ice volume change as interpreted from sea-level records. The Mejillones Basin is ideal for this research. It represents a shallow marine setting developed on an active margin with nearby volcanism and other significant tectonic features. Results from this proposed project will provide a better understanding of the interconnection between Antarctic ice volume change, oceanographic and atmospheric circulation, and the impacts these have on recurring oceanographic and meteorological events such as El Nino, which have global and economic significance.