Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/00454
Spectral studies of the Eurasia gravity and topography field: Implications for lithosphere rheology and planetary isostasy.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor A Watts, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Science Topics:
- Tectonic Processes
- Abstract:
- There is much current controversy concerning the elastic thickness, Te, of the continental lithosphere. In one view, Te varies from low values (5
80 km) over cratons. In another, Te does not exceed 25 km. We propose to carry out a spectral study of the relationship between a gravity and topography over Eurasia. By comparing the observed coherence based on maximum entropy methods to calculations based on simple plate models, we plan to determine the Te structure of Eurasia to a higher spatial resolution than has previously been possible. The Te structure will be used to constrain models for lithosphere rheology and to isolate that part of the Earth's gravity field which is not caused by plate flexure and must be due to other, deeper, processes such as those associated with mantle convection.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/00454
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £142,996
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1,444 | £93,851 | £43,172 | £4,530 |
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