Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/01337
Centennial scale record of N.Atlantic Deep Water variability for past 10,000ys: palaeocurrent reconstr of component watermasses close to their source
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor IR Hall, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- None
- Abstract:
- There is now no doubt that the Earth's climate is highly unstable on millennial timescales. Dense overflows entering the North Atlantic, across the Greenland-Scotland Ridge, together with intermediate depth Labrador Seawater contribute to the formation of North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW). The production of NADW constitutes an initial step in the global ocean conveyor model and is widely believed to have profound influence on climate. This proposal seeks funding to carry out a detailed palaeoenvironmental examination of four Holocene (past 10,000 years) contourite sequences deposited under the influence of each of the precursor waters contributing to NADW. Centennial-resolution time series of palaeocurrent intensity and faunal oxygen isotope composition will be used to determine the circumstances and rates of variability in these flows during the Holocene epoch.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/01337
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £115,516
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1,789 | £65,188 | £18,554 | £29,986 |
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