Planning Collaborative Research on Climate Variability in the Western Equatorial Atlantic Over Recent Centuries

规划近几个世纪西赤道大西洋气候变化的合作研究

• 批准号: 1038031
• 负责人: K. Halimeda Kilbourne
• 金额: $ 0.58万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1038031&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; Collaborative; Research; Climate; Variability

Abstract1038031Halimeda Kilbourne, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences Planning Collaborative Research on Climate Variability in the Western Equatorial Atlantic over Recent CenturiesThis planning visit evaluates the feasibility of establishing a long-term research effort to explore climate variability of the tropical Atlantic over the recent past. Currently paleoclimate reconstruction of the region is limited and relies largely on terrestrial records such as tree rings. This project explores the use of new coral species as a paleoclimate archive to gauge ocean climate variables such as upwelling rates and tropical sea surface temperature. Linking these findings to other climate records in the region will provide greater resolution of the recent climate of the tropical ocean, allowing more accurate prediction of the effects of climate change. The project is centered on collaboration between Dr. H. Kilbourne (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences)and Dr. Ruy Kikuchi (Federal University of Brazil, Salvador) and combines site visits, discussion and demonstrations of laboratories and facilities related to the project. This visit will lay the foundation for a new research collaboration between US and Brazilian scientists with complementary expertise in climate reconstruction. The PI is a new investigator, and a post doctoral fellow will accompany her on this trip. Moreover, the PI has extensive mentoring experience and the research program that evolves from this visit is likely to create substantial graduate student involvement. Lectures, lab visits and displays that result from this work and will find a likely outlet through public venues such as the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory.

Halimeda基尔本，马里兰州大学环境科学中心，计划对近几个世纪西赤道大西洋气候变化的合作研究这次计划访问评估建立一个长期研究工作的可行性，以探索热带大西洋气候变化在最近的过去。目前，该地区的古气候重建是有限的，主要依赖于陆地记录，如树木年轮。该项目探讨利用新的珊瑚物种作为古气候档案，以测量海洋气候变量，如上升流速率和热带海面温度。将这些发现与该区域的其他气候记录联系起来，将提供更高的热带海洋近期气候分辨率，从而能够更准确地预测气候变化的影响。该项目的核心是H博士之间的合作。基尔本（马里兰州大学环境科学中心）和鲁伊菊池博士（巴西联邦大学，萨尔瓦多），并结合现场参观，讨论和演示实验室和设施有关的项目。此次访问将为美国和巴西科学家在气候重建方面具有互补专业知识的新研究合作奠定基础。PI是一名新的研究者，一名博士后研究员将陪同她进行此次旅行。此外，PI拥有丰富的指导经验，从这次访问中发展出来的研究计划可能会产生大量的研究生参与。 讲座，实验室参观和展示，从这项工作的结果，并将找到一个可能的出路，通过公共场所，如切萨皮克生物实验室。