Aquaculture-Based Calibration of the M.edulis Isotope Paleothermometer

这一奖项是为了支持将开发一种基于水产养殖的美味分枝杆菌古温度计校准的研究。第二个目标是将校准过的古温度计应用于主要沿海地区的水母贝壳化石。研究小组将设计和开发以水产养殖为基础的技术，以监测在受控水条件下水母的生长。然后，它们将记录不同年龄/环境条件以及不同地点(缅因州/格陵兰岛)产生的重要影响。最后，将为温带和极地地区生成特定于年龄/位置的传递函数。这项拟议研究的更广泛影响是，它将使人们更好地了解一种重要的古温度计。最终，更好的古温度估计有助于更好地理解气候系统，以及我们预测不同气候状态和预测未来气候变化情景的能力。

This award is to support research that will develop an aquaculture-based calibration of the M. edulis paleothermometer. A secondary goal is the application of the calibrated paleothermometer to fossil M. edulis shells from coastal Maine.The research team will design and develop aquaculture-based techniques for monitoring M. edulis growth in controlled water conditions. They will then document vital effects due to different age/environmental conditions as well as those arising from different locations (Maine/Greenland). Finally age/location-specific transfer functions will be generated for temperate and polar regions. The broader impacts of this proposed research are that it will lead to a better understanding of an important paleothermometer. Ultimately, better paleotemperature estimates lead to a better understanding of the climate system and our ability to hindcast different climate states and forecast future climate change scenarios.