Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2002/00482
Measuring the meridional overturning circulation from space: a feasibility study.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr D Cromwell, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor P Challenor, University of Exeter, Mathematics and Statistics
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Ocean Circulation
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Distinguishing the time-mean surface circulation from the marine geoid at spatial scales of a few hundred kilometres and larger will soon be possible with the advent of satellite gravity missions. These missions will allow an estimate of bottom pressure gradients, thus enabling the estimation of deep flow. By combining data from satellites and Argo floats, we should be able to estimate the vertical profile of current and, thus, the meridional overturning circulation in the North Atlantic. The principal objectives of this proposal are to investigate the feasibility of estimating both the zonally-integrated meridional mass/heat transport in the western North Atlantic by combining satellite and in situ data. Secondary objectives include rigorously testing the realism of both ocean and coupled ocean-atmosphere circulation models.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2002/00482
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Rapid Climate Change
This grant award has a total value of £169,092
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £99,967 | £9,130 | £3,106 | £10,904 | £45,986 |
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