Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/M/S/2002/00072
Did a glacioeustatic mechanism operate during the mid- to Late Cretaceous 'super'greenhouse'?
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr LJ Clarke, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Palaeoenvironments
- Glacial & Cryospheric Systems
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Recent studies have attributed rapid mid- to Late Cretaceous global sea-level variations to build-up and decay of major polar ice sheets. This controversial hypothesis results in the paradox of a glacioeustatic mechanism and the acceptance of a warm and equable Cretaceous climate due to elevated atmospheric-CO2 concentrations. Does the ocean-climate system have a mode-of-operation that can support polar ice sheets when atmospheric-CO2 levels are significantly higher than those of the present day? Investigations of warm climate intervals during Earth history are thus an important means of testing the response of the ocean-climate system to increased atmospheric-CO2 forcing. In this study the novel Mg/Ca palaeothermometry proxy will be used to assess whether ice-sheet growth and decay occurred during the mid- to Late Cretaceous 'super-greenhouse climate' interval.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/M/S/2002/00072
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- New Investigators Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- New Investigators
This grant award has a total value of £27,075
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9,606 | £2,850 | £10,201 | £4,419 |
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