Collaborative research: constraining pliocene north pacific marine heatwave variability from individual foraminifera MG/CA
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 2202085
- Recipient
-
University Of Washington UEI HD1WMN6945W6
- Awarding agency
-
Division of Ocean Sciences
National Science Foundation
- Obligated
- $516,085
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 47.050 Geosciences
- Completion date 87% complete
- Originally
- Funding agency
- National Science Foundation
- Place of performance
- Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Abstract
- Marine heatwaves are extended periods of above average ocean temperature. They can have large social and economic impacts. The frequency and duration of marine heatwaves is thought to be increasing, but little data exists to evaluate such trends. This project will place marine heatwaves in a broader context by reconstructing heatwave variability during the late pliocene. That warm time period roughly 2.6 to 3.6 million years ago is a geologic analog for near future climate. Results from this project will provide data to evaluate climate model simulations. That will help improve model forecasts of future climate, including marine heatwaves. The project will support a graduate student at western washington university and a postdoc at the university of washington. The project will also support development of college-level teaching modules focused on climate, and outreach efforts to inform the public about the causes and consequences of marine heatwaves. This project will explore marine heatwave behavior in the north pacific, where a heatwave event from 2014-2016 was likely the most ecologically and economically impactful ever. Using element/calcium ratios of individual globigerina bulloides foraminifera, the project will generate distributions of sea surface temperature from which the fingerprint of marine heatwaves can be extracted using quantile-quantile analysis. By comparing reconstructions from the holocene to those during the mid-piacenzian warm period at multiple core sites, the project will characterize the behavior of north pacific marine heatwaves during the preindustrial and a geologic analog for future climate, thereby providing a valuable target for improving climate models. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Original award | $516,085 |
Subawards
| Subrecipient | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Western Washington University | $50,479 |
Quick answers
Who received award 2202085?
2202085 was awarded to University Of Washington by Division of Ocean Sciences (National Science Foundation) on July 7, 2022.
How much is award 2202085 worth?
$516,085 has been obligated on 2202085.
Which agency awarded 2202085?
Division of Ocean Sciences (National Science Foundation) awarded 2202085, with funding from National Science Foundation.
On GovTribe
See this award's full record
- Every transaction and subaward
- The recipient's other awards and teaming partners
- Similar grant awards
- Ask GovTribe AI about this award