Project Grant 2420052

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will provide $585,115 to support a collaborative research project at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) focused on reconstructing the historical variability of the Florida Current over the past 200-300 years. The research will utilize previously collected coral samples to analyze water mass properties and flow rates of the Florida Current, which represents a critical component of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. By integrating data from multiple coral sites, the project aims to better constrain long-term (multi-decadal to centennial) changes in the Florida Current before the onset of anthropogenic climate impacts. The award will fund two postdoctoral researchers and support undergraduate and graduate student training, while also enabling the creation of a museum display at AMNH to enhance public understanding of this important oceanographic system.