Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/V019880/1
Development of a new, globally-applicable approach for quantifying reef island evolution in 3D, and analyses of Caribbean reef island evolution
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr H East, Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
- Grant held at:
- Northumbria University, Fac of Engineering and Environment
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Unknown
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- Conservation Ecology
- Coral reefs
- Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
- Coastal processes
- Marine carbonates
- Marine sediments
- Sediment transport
- Sedimentary deposits
- Land - Ocean Interactions
- Beach processes
- Coastal erosion
- Earth system modelling
- Marine sediments
- Sediment transport
- Sea level variation
- Sediment supply
- Sediment transport
- Earth Surface Processes
- Marine habitats
- Optical remote sensing
- Global positioning systems
- GIS
- Survey & Monitoring
- Abstract:
- NERC : Emily Husband : NE/S007512/1 Low-lying coral reef islands are considered among the most vulnerable landforms to the impacts of climate change. Currently, an incomplete understanding of reef island evolution and morphology (island evolution is typically analysed in 2-dimensions), and lack of data for reef islands in the Caribbean is limiting predictions regarding how these landforms will respond to future environmental change, e.g., rising sea-level. This project will develop a standardized approach to quantify the 3D evolution of coral reef islands. We will then use this approach to (a) analyse Caribbean reef island evolution in 3D over a range of time periods (weekly, monthly, and annual); (b) identify and measure key morphological characteristics of the islands; and (c) investigate the linkages between island evolution and wave processes on the surrounding reef platforms. The project will produce the first data ever recorded for Caribbean reef islands; and a new, 3D reef island modelling technique, which will be globally applicable and will provide important insights into the capacity of reef islands to adapt to future environmental change.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/V019880/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- NC&C NR1
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Globalink Placement
This grant award has a total value of £11,075
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | DI - T&S |
|---|---|
| £980 | £10,095 |
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