Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2002/00441
The atmospheric water vapour budget and its relevance to the thermohaline circulation.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor Sir B Hoskins, University of Reading, Meteorology
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr M Blackburn, University of Reading, National Centre for Atmospheric Science
- Grant held at:
- University of Reading, Meteorology
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Water In The Atmosphere
- Large Scale Dynamics/Transport
- Ocean - Atmosphere Interact.
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- The aim of this research is to increase the understanding of the processes that control the distribution of evaporation and precipitation and their difference in the Atlantic region and in particular that the atmosphere gives a net export of water vapour from that basin. This export is vital to the existence and stability of the oceanic thermohaline circulation in the Atlantic. Contrast will be made with the Pacific Ocean region in which the atmosphere imports water. The research will be pursued through detailed analysis of the new ERA-40 data set, fundamental experimentation with an atmospheric GCM and analysis of data sets from climate change experiments.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2002/00441
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Rapid Climate Change
This grant award has a total value of £174,846
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £9,423 | £97,403 | £2,827 | £56,363 | £8,831 |
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