research activities

High Resolution Paleoclimatic Analysis Using Cave Stalagmites

Dr. Luis A. Gonzalez, Professor, Principal Investigator
Jeffrey A. Dorale, MS, Graduate Student
Dr. Mark K. Reagan, Assistant Professor
Dr. Richard G. Baker, Professor
Department of Geology, The University of Iowa

Dr. Michael T. Murrel and Dr. David A. Pickett
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Funded by the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER) and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


The information obtained by this study will be helpful to persons studying climate. It will help in the prediction of the effects of "global warming" in the Midwest.

Study Area Maps

Field and Laboratory Work

Research Results