Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2003/00270
Extent and timing of the Last Scottish Ice Sheet.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor C Ballantyne, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Glacial & Cryospheric Systems
- Abstract:
- We aim to resolve a 50-year debate concerning the extent of the Last Scottish Ice Sheet (LSIS). A restricted ice sheet model holds that the LSIS did not expand into parts of N and NE Scotland during Oxygen Isotope Stage 2 (OIS-2). An expansive ice sheet model has the LSIS extending well offshore at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Cosmogenic 10Be surface exposure dating will test conclusively the two models. Resolution of this issue is essential for refining models linking ice dimensions, mantle rheology, uplift and relative sea-level, and broadly supports the NERC 'Science for a Sustainable Future' mission of evaluating the impact of climate change.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2003/00270
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £27,202
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2,617 | £7,767 | £13,246 | £3,573 |
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