Vanderbilt University was awarded a three-year, $291,862 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: P2C2--WESTERN UNITED STATES HYDROCLIMATE DURING THE LAST INTERGLACIAL: DEVELOPING PROXY RECORDS AND USING MODEL INTERCOMPARISON TO GLIMPSE THE FUTURE."
The grant will support collaborative research between Vanderbilt University and other institutions to develop proxy records of hydroclimate in the western U.S. during the last interglacial period approximately 125,000 years ago. Researchers will analyze sediment cores and other samples to reconstruct patterns of temperature and precipitation. They will also perform climate model intercomparisons to improve understanding of hydroclimate responses to variations in Earth's orbit and greenhouse gases. The research aims to provide insights into potential 21st century hydroclimate changes under future warming. The three-year project period began September 1, 2021 and is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2024.
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