Paleoclimates from Arctic Lakes and Estuaries (PALE) Steering Committee Activities

Investigator: Michael J. Retelle MRETELLE@BAT.BATES.EDU  (Principal Investigator current)

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Abstract  ATM-9816467  Retelle, Michael J.  Bates College  Title: Paleoclimates from Arctic Lakes and Estuaries (PALE)  Steering Committee Activities    This award supports the coordination, synthesis, and data  management within the Paleoclimates from Arctic Lakes and Estuaries  (PALE) project of the ARCSS (Arctic System Science) and ESH (Earth  System History) programs.  These activities are beyond the scope of  individual research projects, but they are critical to PALE's  contribution to the Global Change effort.  PALE's goal is the  development of records that characterize the magnitude and spatio- temporal variability of past climate changes at high northern  latitudes via multi-proxy indicators of paleoenvironments.  In  conjunction with climate modeling, PALE data provide information on  the probable causal factors and feedback effects that influence  past climate changes in the Arctic.  This in turn informs efforts  to predict the character and consequence of future climate change  at the global scale.