EAGER: Proof of concept: U-Th Dating of Lake-level History at Mono Basin, CA

EAGER：概念验证：Mono盆地湖平面历史的U-Th定年，CAPI（s）：Sidney Hemming，Scott Stine和Xianfeng Wang机构：哥伦比亚大学PI正在尝试一种独特而新颖的方法来表征Mono湖的湖平面波动和古气候记录，使用新改进的C-14，U/Th和40 Ar/39 Ar方法。 这些方法汇集了一个跨学科的团队，将解决这个高风险的问题。 通过记录和描述这一水文封闭流域，可以更好地了解区域气候变化，这种新的方法可以用于描述其他类似流域的空间和时间。 此外，莫诺湖是一个敏感的环境，并在加州的帝国和中央谷的水文学中发挥着关键作用，这是一个经济上重要的地区。该项目适合EAGER，因为它1）使用新的和完善的技术来确定这些沉积物的年代，2）风险高，因为它不确定这是否可以实现，3）汇集了一个跨学科的团队来解决这个问题，4）如果成功，可以用于其他类似的系统，并广泛应用于我们对该地区气候历史的理解。

EAGER: Proof of concept: U-Th Dating of Lake-level History at Mono Basin, CAPI(s): Sidney Hemming, Scott Stine, and Xianfeng WangINSTITUTION: Columbia UniversityThe PIs are attempting a unique and novel way to characterize lake-level fluctuation and paleoclimate records from Mono Lake using newly refined C-14, U/Th and 40Ar/39Ar methods. These methods bring together an interdisciplinary team that will address this high risk problem. By documenting and characterizing this hydrographically closed basin, a greater understanding of regional climate variations can be made and this new approach can be used in characterizing other similar basins in space and time. In addition, Mono Lake is a sensitive environment and plays a critical role in the hydrology of the Imperial and Central Valley of California, which is an economically important area.This project is appropriate for an EAGER because it 1) uses a new and refined technique to date these sediments, 2) is high risk because it is uncertain that this might be achievable, 3) brings together an interdisciplinary team to address this problem and 4) if successful, can be used for other systems like this one and be broadly applied to our understanding of the climate history in this region.