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NERC Reference : NE/J024813/1

Evolution of Earth's large-scale topography in the Cenozoic

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor CR Lithgow-Bertelloni, University College London, Earth Sciences
Science Area:
Atmospheric
Earth
Freshwater
Marine
Terrestrial
Overall Classification:
Earth
ENRIs:
Biodiversity
Environmental Risks and Hazards
Global Change
Natural Resource Management
Pollution and Waste
Science Topics:
Earth Resources
Mantle & Core Processes
Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
Tectonic Processes
Abstract:
The scoping study will bring together experts in geophysical observations of topography, geological proxies of subsidence, uplift and paleoaltimetry, lithospheric mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, seismology and mineral physics, to produce an action plan for a directed expenditure that will allow us to determine Earth's topography and bathymetry for the last 60 My - and set the boundary conditions for understanding the long-term carbon cycle, changes in sea-level and large past climatic extremes. A strategic program is necessary in order to weave these threads together in the form of a comprehensive model of long-wavelength topography and its driving forces over the Cenozoic. Ties between communities that do not normally interact strongly must be forged: between those with expertise in the shallowest crust and the deepest mantle, and between those with expertise in observational data and dynamical modeling. In order to make progress sustained effort must be devoted to bringing together observational constraints on paleotopography from the geologic record and models of whole mantle structure and circulation. Among the fundamental challenges to be overcome are the large range of length scales involved, from that of sedimentary basins to that of tectonic plates, and the large range of time scales, from that of river incision to plate rearrangements.
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2012 - 30 Jun 2012
Value:
£14,194
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NE/J024813/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (RP) - NR1
Grant Status:
Closed

This grant award has a total value of £14,194  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

DA - Other Directly AllocatedDI - T&S
£2,370£11,824

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