Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2003/00246
Determining the volatile budget of individual flood basalt eruptions.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor S Self, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr S Blake, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor NW Rogers, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
- Grant held at:
- The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Earth Surface Processes
- Land - Atmosphere Interactions
- Volcanic Processes
- Properties Of Earth Materials
- Abstract:
- To understand the importance of flood basalt volcanism throughout Earth history, we must determine the size and volatile output of individual huge basalt lava outpourings. Apart from one case, this has not been rigorously done and this fact impedes further serious debate over the role of flood volcanism at times of mass extinctions. We therefore plan to investigate the release of volatiles (S, Cl, F, H2O and CO2) from flood basalt eruptions, focussing on the Columbia River Basalts, the best characterized flood basalt province, but including samples from Deccan and Ethiopian flows. This work will test the concept that flood lava eruptions have caused severe environmental impacts by gaseous emissions to the atmosphere. The proposed work is essential for a significantly improved understanding of the potential environmental impact of continental flood basalt volcanism.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2003/00246
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £30,552
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £17,995 | £2,218 | £2,063 | £8,276 |
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