Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2000/00752
The influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation on the acidity status of upland Scottish lochs.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor RW Battarbee, University College London, Geography
- Grant held at:
- University College London, Geography
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Water Quality
- Pollution
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- UK Acid Waters Monitoring Network data show evidence of chemical and biological change as acid emissions decline. However, these changes so far seem unrelated to changes in acid deposition. Instead, lake water pH variations can be linked to changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) through storminess effects (rainfall and seasalt deposition). Sedimentary diatom records of lake acidification and post 1980s 'recovery' can also be linked to NAO variation. We aim to compare high temporal resolution sediment diatom analysis and pH reconstruction with instrumental NAO records. Our approach should reveal the role of natural variability attributable to the NAO on lake acidity, and may also offer a novel climate reconstruction tool.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2000/00752
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £36,298
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £21,163 | £1,507 | £3,891 | £9,735 |
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