Primary Recipient

THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC

Amount

$638,135.00

Award Date

6/22/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Funding is provided to investigate whether landscape and vegetation feedbacks played a role in creating the severity and persistence of Medieval megadroughts and if these feedbacks might also impact future anthropogenic-induced aridification. Specifically