Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2000/00987
Evolution and impacts of circumpolar deep water on the Antarctic continental shelf.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor A Jenkins, NERC British Antarctic Survey, NERC BAS - Cambridge
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor MA Brandon, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
- Grant held at:
- NERC British Antarctic Survey, NERC BAS - Cambridge
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Ocean Circulation
- Glacial & Cryospheric Systems
- Abstract:
- We propose to study the interaction between the ice shelves and the waters of the continental shelf in the south-east Pacific sector of Antarctica. The waters there are the warmest of any that come into contact with the ice sheet, and the ice shelf melt rates are the highest recorded in Antarctica. We will investigate how the warm water gains access to the sub-ice cavities, the heat flux that it carries beneath the ice, how and where that heat is given up to the ice shelves and the impacts and fate of the resulting meltwater. The results will allow us to narrow the uncertainties in our predictions of the response of the Antarctic ice shelves to past and future climate change.
- Period of Award:
- 3 Feb 2003 - 2 Mar 2007
- Value:
- £119,685 Lead Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2000/00987
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Autosub under Ice
This grant award has a total value of £119,685
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3,075 | £76,634 | £4,256 | £35,252 | £470 |
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