Primary Recipient

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

Amount

$180,958.00

Award Date

6/19/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

This research will assess the utility of Nd-isotopes(defined as ?Nd) measured in foraminifera as a water mass proxy. The first component of the work is a calibration study that takes advantage of a large set of surface sediments and overlying water sample