Award Abstract # 2102994
Collaborative Research: P2C2--High-Resolution Reconstruction of Last Millennium North American Arctic Temperatures Using Quantitative Wood Anatomy

NSF Org: AGS
Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Recipient: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED
Initial Amendment Date: March 15, 2021
Latest Amendment Date: May 5, 2025
Award Number: 2102994
Award Instrument: Standard Grant
Program Manager: Mea S. Cook
mcook@nsf.gov
 (703)292-7306
AGS
 Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
GEO
 Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date: August 1, 2021
End Date: July 31, 2026 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $99,707.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $99,707.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2021 = $99,707.00
History of Investigator:
  • Adam Csank (Principal Investigator)
    acsank@unr.edu
  • Stephanie McAfee (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N VIRGINIA ST # 285
RENO
NV  US  89557-0001
(775)784-4040
Sponsor Congressional District: 02
Primary Place of Performance: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno
1664 North Virginia Street
Reno
NV  US  89557-0001
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): WLDGTNCFFJZ3
Parent UEI: WLDGTNCFFJZ3
NSF Program(s): Paleoclimate
Primary Program Source: 01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 8070, 9150, 7754
Program Element Code(s): 153000
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.050

ABSTRACT

The research team aims to use quantitative wood anatomy to develop long high-resolution proxy records of past temperature from the Arctic North American tree-line and apply these to environmental reconstructions over the last millennium. The resulting high precision intra-annual information available from quantitative wood anatomy may aid researchers to specifically target seasonal windows of proxy climate sensitivity to better resolve both interannual climate variability and recent trends and precisely identify the timing of extreme events, including the cooling following volcanic eruptions. The array of seasonal information available from these records will be used within a data assimilation framework to produce enhanced climate field reconstructions of temperatures and associated atmospheric circulation fields over the last millennium for high latitude North America.

The potential Broader Impacts include promoting the career of a female dendroclimatology doctoral student, engaging STEM K-12 teachers in fieldwork, thoughtful engagement with indigenous communities in the study region, and improved outreach materials at the Tree Ring lab in AZ.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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