CNH: Pluvials, Droughts, Energetics and the Mongol Empire
- Lead PI: Kevin Anchukaitis , Neil Pederson
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Unit Affiliation: Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
- June 2012 - February 2017
- Inactive
- Asia ; Central Asia ; Mongolia
- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: To help determine if paleoclimate variability is partially responsible for the rise of the Mongolian Empire, the team will collect tree-ring samples from central Mongolia to reconstruct drought records and grassland productivity records. Potential causes of wet/dry periods will be reconstructed using models.