RAPID: Leveraging Ice Core Dust Analysis to Constrain Atmospheric Circulation — NSF Award to Colby College (ME, $30,000)
Glacier ice in polar and alpine regions acts as a natural environmental sampler, preserving atmospheric dust and other particulates through time. To learn about the sources of dust to the polar ice sheets, the project team will use a technique called isotopic fingerprinting. They will apply this approach to dust sample
| Award title | RAPID: Leveraging Ice Core Dust Analysis to Constrain Atmospheric Circulation |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2534630 |
| Awardee | Colby College |
| City | WATERVILLE |
| State | ME |
| Amount obligated | $30,000 |
| Principal investigator | Bess Koffman |
| Program | ANT Glaciology |
| Start date | 06/15/2025 |
| Abstract | Glacier ice in polar and alpine regions acts as a natural environmental sampler, preserving atmospheric dust and other particulates through time. To learn about the sources of dust to the polar ice sheets, the project team will use a technique called isotopic fingerprinting. They will apply this approach to dust samples isolated from ice cores, which are cylinders drilled through a glacier or ice sheet, and which represent an important archive of Earth’s climate system. They will also measure th |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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