Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/C513850/1
The impact of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogeny on climate: the riverine chemical fluxes carried by the Irrawaddy and Salween.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor MJ Bickle, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Water Quality
- Earth Surface Processes
- Pollution
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- The worlds rivers carry a major chemical flux to the oceans as a result of chemical reactions between carbon dioxide dissolved in rain water and silicate rocks. This flux removes a small flux of CO2 from the atmosphere which is critical in maintaining global climate over long time periods (> 1 Myr). The ultimate objective of this research is to test the hypothesis that elevation of a large mountain belt, such as the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen, enhances the rate of reaction between water and rock resulting in long-term global climatic cooling. This research will 1) determine the chemical fluxes carried by the Irrawaddy and Saiween rivers so that the total chemical flux from the present Himalayan-Tibetan orogen is better known and 2) determine the locations and mechanisms of silicate weathering that control the chemistry of the Irrawaddy river.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/C513850/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £25,849
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4,066 | £7,419 | £10,950 | £3,413 |
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