Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2000/00652
Ultra-High-Res Palaeoclimatic & Palaeoceano Time-Series from Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) of Marine sediments
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr J Pike, 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:
- Laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been applied to the study of chemical element associations in Holocene marine sediments for the first time, and time-series of variations compiled. It has been shown that significant seasonal-scale variation in elemental abundances exists in sediments that do not appear to contain such records (i.e. are not laminated). These 'cryptic laminations' provide palaeodata on seasonality that has previously been overlooked due to the assumption that it has been destroyed either by bioturbation or diagenesis. The ocean-climate processes that control seasonality are often reflected in longer time-scale variations so are crucial to understanding climate change over interannual to millennial time-scales.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2000/00652
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £13,208
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4,056 | £3,594 | £3,691 | £1,866 |
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