Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/00559
Climatic versus anthropogenic control of nutrients in the Irish Sea.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor P Leb Williams, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr EG Mitchelson-Jacob, Bangor University, Centre for Applied Marine Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Holt, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr R Proctor, University of Tasmania, Centre for Marine Science
- Grant held at:
- Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Water Quality
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Land - Ocean Interactions
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- It has been claimed that observed long-term nutrient concentration changes in the Irish Sea are a result of eutrophication. We have compiled and made a preliminary analysis of a nutrient database and uncovered evidence that suggests observed changes may be due to climatic shifts in the water mass boundaries between regions of Atlantic and freshwater influence. We also suspect that summer nutrient concentrations in the shallower parts of the Irish Sea may be climatically driven, owing to changes in sediment resuspension caused by changes in wind/wave stress. The aim of this project is to: i) strengthen our preliminary conclusions by accessing more of the available data and making a more extensive analysis, ii) explore with a physical model and a coupled physical-biogeochemical model the hypothesis that the observed changes could be primarily physical in origin.
- Period of Award:
- 1 Dec 2001 - 31 May 2004
- Value:
- £91,286 Lead Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/00559
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £91,286
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £55,285 | £4,448 | £4,925 | £1,198 | £25,430 |
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