This National Science Foundation Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) award of $425,988 to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute will support a project to reconstruct past precipitation and snowpack patterns in the south-central Sierra Nevada region of California. The researchers will use an interdisciplinary approach involving geomorphic field investigations, luminescence geochronology, and hydrologic modeling to develop detailed water-level records and reconstruct paleoclimate conditions during the Holocene period. The project aims to quantify the magnitude and frequency of past hydroclimate variability to provide context for understanding present and future climate change impacts. This research will help prepare community college and graduate students for careers in STEM fields.
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