Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/G/S/2003/00003
Tectonic and thermal history of suspect terranes on the Pacific margin of Gondwana.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor SP Kelley, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr IL Millar, British Geological Survey, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr AP Vaughan, Trinity College Dublin, Geology
- Grant held at:
- The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
- Tectonic Processes
- Palaeoenvironments
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Static models for the margins of the Gondwana supercontinent have recently been overturned and replaced by a new paradigm of Mesozoic terrane accretion, though the manner and timing of the accretion events is far from clear. This proposal seeks to combine a range of new high spatial resolution Ar-Ar dating techniques, analysing tectonic contacts in traverses across terrane boundaries to unravel tectonic and thermal histories. The results will provide a crucial window on the effects of rapid Pacific ocean floor production upon the tectonics and paleogeography of the Gondwana Margin. This work will help to understand the climate signals from exotic terranes which were very close to the South Pole in the Mesozoic greenhouse world.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/G/S/2003/00003
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- AFI Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- AFI
This grant award has a total value of £149,998
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2,709 | £83,392 | £25,536 | £38,360 |
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