Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2002/00781
Turbulence control of the properties and flux of suspended matter in tide-stirred shelf seas.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor C Jago, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr SE Jones, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor T Rippeth, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Water Quality
- Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
- Abstract:
- It has been claimed that turbulence controls the properties of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in shelf seas and hence controls the vertical flux of SPM and organic carbon to the seabed, but there are very few observational data to support theoretical and laboratory evidence. These uncertainties constitute important prediction-limiting factors in water quality and ecosystem models. We have made preliminary observations of turbulence and SPM properties which support the postulated turbulence control of particle disaggregation in the boundary layer and provide evidence for unsuspected aggregation at the base of the thermocline. The aim of the project is to make in situ observations of turbulence and SPM under a range of dynamic conditions to test our preliminary conclusions, and to explore with a physical model the functional relationships between turbulence and SPM.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2002/00781
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £252,021
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £9,593 | £86,718 | £67,698 | £56,451 | £31,562 |
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