We are currently analyzing lake sediment records from western Amazonia. Mud from sediment cores collected in Peru and Ecuador suggests that repeated multi-year drought has occurred regularly in Amazonia and thus could be a threat in the future. We are also using the Last Millennium Ensemble runs from NCAR’s CESM to study the potential impacts of volcanic eruptions on drought in Amazonia.
Year:
2014
Investigator(s):
Jonathan Overpeck, Luke Parsons, Nicollette Buckle, John Fasullo, Samantha Stevenson
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