Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/G/S/2003/00020
Timing and rates of ice sheet thinning in the Ellsworth Mountains, Weddell Sea embayment: constraints on West Antarctic ice sheet dynamics.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor MJ Bentley, Durham University, Geography
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor D Sugden, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Grant held at:
- Durham University, Geography
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Quaternary Science
- Glacial & Cryospheric Systems
- Geohazards
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- The overall aim is to establish the timing and rate of thinning of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) from its maximum extent in an area inland of the Weddell Sea embayment. The specific objectives are (a) to date geomorphological evidence of ice sheet thinning in the Ellsworth Mountains using in situ cosmomogenic nuclides and (b) to infer WAIS dynamics (specifically grounding line and ice volume changes) in the Weddell Sea embayment through high-resolution glaciological modelling, constrained against the geomorphological record of elevation change through time. The importance of the project is that the past dynamics of the WAIS have implications for its future behaviour, and thus global sea level change.
- Period of Award:
- 1 Aug 2005 - 31 Jul 2008
- Value:
- £32,741 Lead Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NER/G/S/2003/00020
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- AFI Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- AFI
This grant award has a total value of £32,741
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £3,959 | £28,783 |
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