Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2003/00288
Assessing regional climate signals from delta 18 O diatom records in annually laminated lake sediments.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor VJ Jones, University College London, Geography
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor MJ Leng, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor MC Todd, University of Sussex, Sch of Global Studies
- Grant held at:
- University College London, Geography
- Science Area:
- Freshwater
- Earth
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Palaeoenvironments
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- At lakes where disturbance makes other climate proxies unsuitable delta 18 O (diatom) signatures from sediments provide qualitative palaeoclimate records of temperature. Two archived annually laminated lake cores from Sweden will be used to statistically examine the relationship between meteorological/climate records and delta 18 O (diatom) for the past 100 years. Climate in central Sweden is strongly modulated by the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Scandinavian pattern and our results are therefore likely to be representative of the wider European region. By establishing exactly how delta 18 O (diatom) reflects local and regional climate signals we will provide the basis for the development of a climate transfer function potentially applicable at a range of sites and timescales thus extending our ability to provide accurate palaeoclimate reconstructions for climate modellers.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2003/00288
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £27,166
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2,653 | £14,298 | £3,639 | £6,577 |
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