Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2003/00221
Mineral dust emissions from ephemeral lakes: quantifying the effects of periodic inundation.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr RG Bryant, University of Sheffield, Geography
- Grant held at:
- University of Sheffield, Geography
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Earth Surface Processes
- Land - Atmosphere Interactions
- Hydrological Processes
- Abstract:
- Mineral aerosols play an important role in climate forcing, and may p lay an important role in marine biogeochemical processes. Topographic lows containing ephemeral lakes have been identified as the predominant sources of mineral aerosols. It is therefore possible that changes in the frequency and extent of natural inundation occurring on large ephemeral lake systems may lead to significant fluctuations in regional dust loadings. However, very little is known about the hydrological status of many of these systems. Using EO approaches, this proposal aims to monitor a number of large S. Hemisphere ephemeral lakes to quantify: (i) the extent to which dust emissions from ephemeral lake basins are affected by the inundation processes itself, and by the magnitude and spatial extent of inundation, and (ii) the varying contribution of ephemeral lakes to regional dust emissions.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2003/00221
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £23,975
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £13,257 | £3,481 | £1,139 | £6,098 |
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