Primary Recipient

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Amount

$353,398.00

Award Date

8/07/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

This award supports an investigation of the deepwater circulation response to the opening of the Southern Ocean passages in the Eocene. The data generated will shed light on the relationship between ocean circulation changes and the alteration of the mari