The Paleoclimate of Iceland over the Last 13,000 Years: A Joint Iceland/USA Contribution to P.A.L.E.

John T. Andrews    andrewsj@spot.colorado.edu (Principal Investigator current)
Aslaug Geirdottir (Co-Principal Investigator current)
                    
Abstract    

     This award supports paleoclimate reserch in Iceland within the framework
     of PALE (Paleoclimates of Arctic Lakes and Estuaries). Iceland occupies a key
     position in the North Atlantic in terms of both climatic and oceanographic
     parameters.  The climate of the island is a function of the strength and
     location of the Icelandic Low, the strength and character of the freshwater
     outflow from the Arctic Basin, and the location of the North Atlantic Drift. 
     These variables interact to affect the vegetation, hydrology, and glacial
     history of this area; Iceland thus well placed for developing longer proxy
     records of climate change.