Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2000/00243
Stability of extreme climates: testing for punctuation of the Mid-Cretaceous 'greenhouse' by rapid global cooling and submarine erosion (during earl
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor PA Wilson, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
- Grant held at:
- University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Palaeoenvironments
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- I propose to develop new high-resolution isotope records in bulk and foraminiferal calcite from key DSDP & ODP & sites in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans plus the French Tethys to test the following competing hypotheses. (i) The mid-Cretaceous 'greenhouse' climate was punctuated by an interval of rapid global cooling, possible ice sheet accumulation and widespread submarine erosion linked to a marked increase in the vigour of thermohaline circulation during early Cenomanian time. (ii) Extreme global warmth characteristic of late Albian time persisted through the succeeding early Cenomanian in accordance with established interpretations of geological records and the predictions of theories of Earth's geochemical carbon cycle.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2000/00243
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Ocean Drilling Programme
This grant award has a total value of £35,864
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £12,966 | £3,637 | £13,296 | £5,964 |
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