Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Amount

$195,243.00

Award Date

7/31/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

A calibration of the paleosol carbonate CO2 barometer is proposed in order to improve estimates of the concentration of CO2 in Earth?s ancient atmosphere. The concentration of CO2 in the soil during soil carbonate formation, S(z), is required in order to