Project Grant 2402661
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $119,293 to James Madison University for collaborative research on quantitative paleoclimatology of the East African monsoon from August 15, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The grant supports basic research to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through expanded knowledge of atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, the university will conduct collaborative research to...
- This $211,743 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) aims to reduce uncertainties in tree-ring records of wet extremes to aid interpretations of past climate and plan for future changes. The primary objectives are to: Use dendrometers to measure how tree growth responds to changes in precipitation frequency, intensity, and timing at sites in the AmeriFlux network. Reconstruct wet extremes of precipitation from previously collected tree-ring...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $192,386 Project Grant through its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Arizona for a 3-year collaborative research project to reconstruct tropical rainfall patterns over the last 200 years. The project aims to use stable oxygen isotopes measured in tree ring cellulose from sites across Central and South America to study variations in the position and width of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and understand how these changes...
- This $424,095 federal Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), will support a collaborative research effort to investigate shifting drought patterns in West Africa. The project aims to collect tree samples in Ghana and Senegal through annual field schools, which will be used to reconstruct past hydroclimate conditions and drought variability over seasonal and centennial timescales. The research will contribute to the development of the West...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) aims to reduce uncertainties in tree-ring records of wet extremes to better interpret past climate and plan for future changes. The total funding amount is $324,677, with an award date of July 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Using dendrometers (instruments that record tree growth in real-time) to...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences supports collaborative research to generate millennial-length reconstructions of sub-annual paleoclimate and extreme events in the Greater Yellowstone Ecoregion through tree-ring methodologies. Funded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), the $417,494 award to the University of Louisville runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. Key products include developing millennial-length...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support a collaborative research project to characterize historical drought patterns in West Africa. The $303,519 award to Mississippi State University, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will fund the collection of tree-ring samples in Ghana and Senegal through annual field schools. The goal is to use these paleoclimate reconstructions to better understand the...
- This $185,538 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), supports collaborative research to resolve uncertainty in past radiocarbon (Δ14C) spikes recorded in tree rings. The project aims to better understand how different tree species and latitudes affect the storage and timing of carbon uptake, which impacts the precision of these environmental records for studying extreme solar events. By conducting field experiments and modeling...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program will support research by Dr. Rachel Keen at Oregon State University to study the impacts of woody plant encroachment on soil hydrological processes in savanna ecosystems. The $180,000 award, running from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027, will quantify changes in rooting distributions, soil structure, seasonal soil moisture, and groundwater recharge resulting from the spread of trees into historically...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $552,562 Project Grant to Columbia University under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of July 15, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research between Columbia University researchers and the Natural Environment Research Council in the United Kingdom to enhance understanding of trans-hemispheric climate variability through analysis of a novel...
This $103,171 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund a collaborative research effort to advance the understanding of global paleoclimate through the expansion of African dendrochronology. The project aims to measure radiocarbon, tree ring width, and wood anatomy from dominant tree species in Zambia to develop multi-century climate records. These data will be used to create a gridded precipitation reconstruction for the region and identify the primary drivers of climate variability, including connections to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Indian Ocean Dipole, and Southern Annular Mode. The broader impacts include continued support for the African Dendrochronological Field School, which trains Zambian students and researchers in field, lab, and data analysis techniques. This grant, with a performance period from July 2024 to June 2027, reflects the NSF's goal of expanding fundamental knowledge about the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $103.2k | 7/18/24 |