NSF Award Abstract - #0083752| NSF Award Abstract - #0083752 |
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| NSF Org | EAR |
| Latest Amendment Date | May 6, 2002 |
| Award Number | 0083752 |
| Award Instrument | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager |
L. Douglas James EAR DIVISION OF EARTH SCIENCES GEO DIRECTORATE FOR GEOSCIENCES |
| Start Date | October 1, 2000 |
| Expires | January 31, 2004 (Estimated) |
| Expected Total Amount | $99996 (Estimated) |
| Investigator |
Amelia K. Ward award@biology.as.ua.edu (Principal Investigator current) G M. Ward (Co-Principal Investigator current) Clifford N. Dahm (Co-Principal Investigator current) David S. Gutzler (Co-Principal Investigator current) Laura Gough (Co-Principal Investigator former) |
| Sponsor |
U of Alabama Tuscaloosa P.O. Box 870104 Tuscaloosa, AL 354870104 205/348-5152 |
| NSF Program | 1579 HYDROLOGIC SCIENCES |
| Field Application | 0000099 Other Applications NEC |
| Program Reference Code | 0000,1608,9237,OTHR, |
0083752 WardFaculty from the University of Alabama and the University of New Mexico will coordinate development of a Biocomplexity research proposal that (1) advances our current, limited understanding of how droughts are initiated and maintained; and (2) provides assessments of impacts of drought in river basins in the contrasting mesic and semi-arid climates of Alabama and New Mexico. We will develop a new, quantitative understanding of biological, hydrological and atmospheric interactions that control initiation, duration, and consequences of drought. Our ultimate goal is to understand biotic response to drought well enough to make estimates of climate feedback and contribute to better predictive climate models. The planning proposal will fund analyses and integration of relevant data sets from both regions, travel for faculty exchanges, and full-group workshops to facilitate preparation of a biocomplexity and other interdisciplinary research proposals appropriate for this theme.
