NSF Org:	AGS Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Recipient:	THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	May 11, 2004
Latest Amendment Date:	April 26, 2007
Award Number:	0402562
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	David Verardo AGS  Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	June 1, 2004
End Date:	November 30, 2008 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$295,091.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2004 = $295,091.00
History of Investigator:	Robert Dunbar (Principal Investigator) dunbar@stanford.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Stanford University 450 JANE STANFORD WAY STANFORD CA  US  94305-2004 (650)723-2300
Sponsor Congressional District:	16
Primary Place of Performance:	Stanford University 450 JANE STANFORD WAY STANFORD CA  US  94305-2004
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	16
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	HJD6G4D6TJY5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Paleoclimate
Primary Program Source:	app-0104
Program Reference Code(s):	1304, EGCH
Program Element Code(s):	153000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

This award funds the development of multi-century and sub-annual coral-based time series of climate variability from Easter Island, Chile. Easter Island is sited beneath the descending limb of the Pacific Cell; an area that shows pronounced decadal climate variability. It is also located with a section of the South Pacific Gyre that acts as a source for shallow subsurface meridional flow at the southeastern most section of the South Pacific Convergence Zone. These factors, when combined, are thought to support the production of time series of sea surface temperature over the past 300 years from the southeastern Pacific.

The research aims to fill a gap for data from an important region of the world that can be used to develop a better understanding of climate, ecosystems, and sea surface interactions and feedbacks. The researchers and their graduate students will work closely with colleagues at the Universidad de Chile and the Universidad de Concepcion to interpret the developing Easter Island data set and to enable Chilean students to participate in exchange visits at Stanford University.

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