Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2001/00345
Reconstruction and analysis of ocean precipitation.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor M New, University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor R Washington, University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
- Grant held at:
- University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Water In The Atmosphere
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Global and regional precipitation trends are key climate change indicators. Absence of long-term data from most ocean (and some land) areas has precluded global-scale analyses of precipitation trends. A methodology for the reconstruction of gaps in gauge-based grids of monthly precipitation will be developed and validated. Empirical Orthogonal Functions will be defined using satellite-based reconstructions for the period 1979-2001 and fitted to available gauge data to reconstruct precipitation from early in the 20th century. The methodology will be evaluated via application to precipitation fields from NCEP re-analysis and HadAM2 C20C simulations and by using cross-validation in the calibration period. The reconstructed precipitation fields will be analysed for trends and coupled land-ocean modes of variability.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2001/00345
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £32,064
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|
| £21,962 | £10,102 |
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