US-Spain Planning Visit: Collaborative Research on Sea-Level Changes Recorded in Coastal Caves of Mallorca

拟议中的计划访问将发展美国和西班牙科学家之间的合作研究和教育伙伴关系，以研究第四纪期间西地中海的海平面变化。一个由四名美国研究人员组成的团队将参加计划中的访问，其中包括同位素地球化学、古气候学和第四纪地质学的专家。规划访问的东道主是来自西班牙马略卡帕尔马的伊莱斯巴利尔斯大学(UiB)的地貌学家琼·J·福尔诺斯博士。Fornos博士将与美国研究团队合作，在马略卡岛确定最适合支持长期合作研究项目的地点，该项目将涉及科学家、研究生和本科生。研究成果将深入了解海平面大幅上升和下降的时间与突发性气候事件之间的关系，并有助于教育下一代第四纪古气候学家。

The proposed planning visit will develop a collaborative research and education partnership between U.S. and Spanish scientists to study sea-level changes in the Western Mediterranean during Quaternary time. A team of four U.S. researchers will take part in the planning visit, which include specialists in isotope geochemistry, paleoclimatology, and Quaternary geology. The host for the planning visit is Dr. Joan J. Fornos, a geomorphologist from the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UiB) in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Dr. Fornos will work with the U.S. research team to identify field sites in Mallorca that will best support a long-term collaborative research program that will involve scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Research outcomes will provide insight into the relationship between the timing of major rises and falls of sea level and abrupt climate events, as well as help educate the next generation of Quaternary paleoclimatologists.