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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP190100418
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Towards an early warning of Antarctic ice sheet collapse from seismology. This project aims to establish a physical basis for the sensitivity of seismic observations to small changes in the great ice sheets of East Antarctica. These ice sheets are vulnerable to partial collapse or accelerated retreat. Early changes in such ice sheets may take place in the hidden ice-rock interface zone and could be detected by subtle changes in seismic signals that pass through layers of ice, sediments, water and bedrock in this zone. This project will undertake computer simulations, run tests on pre-existing data and examine two case studies, the Aurora and Wilkes Basins. The outcomes of this research will provide a basis for an early warning of ice sheet collapse using seismology, and contribute to future increased resilience to sea level rise.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2019
End Date: 12-2023
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $460,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Seismology and Seismic Exploration | Geophysics | Glaciology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments (excl. Social Impacts) | Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences |
