Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2002/00556
Crustal melting and lithosphere strength in collisional orogens: an evaluation of channel flow.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor J Grocott, Kingston University, Sch of Geography Geology & Environment
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor K McCaffrey, Durham University, Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Kingston University, Sch of Geography Geology & Environment
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Earth Resources
- Properties Of Earth Materials
- Tectonic Processes
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Overthickened mid- to lower-crust of continent-continent collision belts can flow laterally under its own weight, but the weakening mechanisms that allow flow are largely unstudied. In the Himalaya-Tibet orogenic system, flow may take place in deep crustal channels to permit a long-term dynamic balance between crustal thickening and thinning, but this hypothesis is intrinsically difficult to test directly. Using quantitative strain modelling, and a novel GIS-based approach to fieldwork, we will study the deeply-eroded northern Nagssugtoqidian-Rinkian orogen in western Greenland as an analogue of Himalaya-Tibet to test the hypothesis that growth and gravitational collapse of overthickened crust was facilitated by anatexis and flow of deep crustal rocks in channels. This has implications for the strength of the lithosphere and orography of past and modern orogens.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2002/00556
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £26,307
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4,180 | £17,335 | £2,870 | £1,923 |
If you need further help, please read the user guide.