NSF Org:	AGS Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Recipient:	PAUL SMITH'S COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Initial Amendment Date:	September 24, 2001
Latest Amendment Date:	February 26, 2003
Award Number:	0117170
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	David Verardo AGS  Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	October 1, 2001
End Date:	September 30, 2004 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$147,400.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$172,400.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2001 = $147,400.00 FY 2003 = $25,000.00
History of Investigator:	Jay Stager (Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences 7777 STATE ROUTE 30 PAUL SMITHS NY  US  12970-2116 (518)327-6223
Sponsor Congressional District:	21
Primary Place of Performance:	Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences 7777 STATE ROUTE 30 PAUL SMITHS NY  US  12970-2116
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	21
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	LGPAYAUC4KP7
Parent UEI:	LGPAYAUC4KP7
NSF Program(s):	Paleoclimate, GLOBAL CHANGE
Primary Program Source:	01000102DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT app-0103
Program Reference Code(s):	1304, 9229, EGCH
Program Element Code(s):	153000, 157700
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

This award will enable researchers to develop high-resolution (~10 year interval) microfossil and geochemical records from sediment cores recently collected from the northern coastal waters of Lake Victoria in East Africa. Preliminary evidence indicates that the cores contain evidence of past lake level fluctuations due to climatic changes over the last millennium.

From these sedimentary records, researchers hope to reconstruct the environmental history of Lake Victoria over the last 500 years, reconstruct an unprecedented high-resolution paleoclimatological record of East African droughts, gain insights into the role of century- to decade-scale climate cycles in the tropics, investigate how solar variability over time affects African climates, and examine the timing and nature of tropical climate responses to the Medieval Warm Period and Little Ice Age.

As an RUI proposal, this award will provide a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in high-quality research thereby gaining invaluable experience in practical aspects of scientific research.

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