Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/M/S/2003/00042
Examining satellite evidence for migration of coccolithophores.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor TJ Smyth, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UNLISTED
- Grant held at:
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UNLISTED
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Informatics
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Emiliana huxleyi blooms are easily detectable from satellites on account of their ability to strongly reflect light and therefore they are an excellent candidate for monitoring any climate-forced migrations. Comparison of global maps of E. huxleyi blooms from SeaWiFS (1997-2002) and from CZCS (1978-86) reveal the new arrival of E. Huxleyi in the eastern Bering Sea and Bering Straits and probably also the Barents Sea. However to bridge the gap between 1986 (end of CZCS) and 1997 (the launch of SeaWiFS) a detailed and thorough analysis of historical AVHRR visible imagery is required. This work will determine whether these blooms were present in the Barents Sea prior to 1997, when they first started, and whether there has been any geographical trend in their location.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/M/S/2003/00042
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- New Investigators Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- New Investigators
This grant award has a total value of £31,266
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £20,103 | £1,203 | £714 | £9,247 |
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