Collaborative Research: P2C2--Orbital Timescale Climate Variability: Simulation of Mechanisms and Comparison with Paleoclimate Observations

为研究热带地区对轨道强迫的反应提供了资金。具体地说，研究人员计划解决三个科学问题：1)热带辐合带(ITCZ)在轨道时间尺度上如何变化？2)厄尔尼诺/南方涛动(ENSO)如何对轨道强迫做出反应？3)是什么机制控制了轨道时间尺度上的热带温度？更广泛的影响包括跨机构合作，NOAA地球物理流体动力学实验室(GFDL)参与古气候模拟练习，以及对研究生和博士后学者的培训。

Funding is provided to examine the tropical response to orbital forcing. Specifically, the researchers plan to address three science questions: 1) How does the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) vary on orbital timescales? 2) How does the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) respond to orbital forcing? and 3) What mechanisms control tropical temperatures on orbital timescales? The broader impacts include cross-institutional collaboration, participation of NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) in a paleoclimate modeling exercise, and the training of a graduate student and post doctoral scholar.