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Paleo Perspectives on Present and Projected Climate (P4CLIMATE)

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NSF 22-612

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Synopsis

Much can be learned about the climate system using existing historical observations and models of current climate, but those records and models do not reflect the range of climate behavior on multi-decadal to millennial time scales, or capture tipping points, thresholds, and other key features of the climate system. For that, data from geological records or other environmental archives are required.

The PALEO PERSPECTIVES ON PRESENT AND PROJECTED CLIMATE (P4CLIMATE) competition is a coordinated paleoclimate science initiative that is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Divisions of Atmospheric and GeoSpace Sciences (AGS), Earth Sciences (EAR), Ocean Sciences (OCE), and Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in the Geosciences (GEO) Directorate. The annual P4CLIMATE competition supports the scientific objectives of the National Science Foundation by fostering interdisciplinary research and synthesis of climate data.

The goal of the interdisciplinary P4CLIMATE solicitation is to utilize observational and modeling studies to provide paleo perspectives addressing the two research themes: 1) Past Regional and Seasonal Climate; and 2) Past Climate Forcing, Sensitivity, and Feedbacks. 

OPP will accept proposals to this solicitation A) with and without fieldwork in the Arctic, and B) only without fieldwork in the Antarctic.  Proposals that have fieldwork in Antarctica should be submitted to the annual solicitation for proposals that have fieldwork in Antarctica.

Program contacts

David J. Verardo
p4climate@nsf.gov (703) 292-4695 GEO/AGS
Jonathan G. Wynn
p4climate@nsf.gov (703) 292-4725 GEO/EAR
David F. Porter
p4climate@nsf.gov (703) 292-2930 GEO/OPP
Alan Wanamaker
p4climate@nsf.gov (703) 292-7516 GEO/OCE
Mea S. Cook
p4climate@nsf.gov (703) 292-7306 GEO/AGS
Penny Vlahos
p4climate@nsf.gov (703) 292-2671 GEO/OPP
Yurena Yanes
p4climate@nsf.gov (703) 292-2649 GEO/EAR

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