Nov 22, 2013 | 2014-2015 Projects
What: We will generate continuous records of mountain glaciation in Peru that span the Holocene (~12 ka to present) through an approach that combines the acquisition and analysis of lake sediment cores with moraine dating using both lichenometry and cosmogenic...
Nov 22, 2013 | 2014-2015 Projects
Investigation of the sedimentary record of Antarctic climate change with a focus on Pliocene of the Weddell Sea. Today the densest ocean water, Antarctic Bottom Water, is formed in the Weddell Sea. Yet, the sedimentary history of the Weddell Sea basin is poorly...
Nov 22, 2013 | 2014-2015 Projects
What: We will be working on reconstructing past environmental and geomorphic conditions in Glacier National Park through collection and analysis of lake sediment cores. There is broad interest in the future of our National Park system, particularly Glacier National...
Nov 22, 2013 | 2014-2015 Projects
What: The southwest Montana project aims to characterize the protoliths, the grade and timing of metamorphism, and the intensity and nature of tectonism of metasupracrustal rocks that occur along the western flank of the Ruby Range, and to integrate these findings...
Nov 22, 2013 | 2014-2015 Projects
At a time of dramatic worldwide coral reef decline, much of modern coral reef science has necessarily focused on what contributes to the demise of coral reef systems. But for reef conservation and protection efforts to become significantly more effective, it is...
