Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2001/01270
A deep seismic study of the Amazon Cone: implications for the strength of extended continental lithosphere.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor A Watts, Durham University, Earth Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor C Peirce, Durham University, Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Durham University, Earth Sciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Science Topics:
- Earth Resources
- Tectonic Processes
- Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
- Abstract:
- The Amazon Cone is deep-sea fan system that developed on a continental margin approximately 90-100 Myr following a rifting event. Gravity and flexure modeling suggest that the Cone sediments have loaded the margin almost to the limits of its strength. We propose to carry out the first seismic refraction experiment to determine the structure of the crust and mantle that has been deformed by the Cone load. The experiment will provide new constraints on the structure, the nature of the ocean-continent boundary, the thermal and mechanical properties, and the resource potential of deep-water continental margins.
- Period of Award:
- 1 May 2003 - 30 Sep 2006
- Value:
- £189,618 Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2001/01270
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Ocean Margins LINK
This grant award has a total value of £189,618
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £11,266 | £12,337 | £137,217 | £12,124 | £16,675 |
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