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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT190100688
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Ocean fertilisation: a positive effect from Antarctica’s great thaw? This project will evaluate how the Antarctica's great thaw may fertilise the Southern Ocean with iron and help mitigate carbon dioxide emissions now and in the future. The Southern Ocean is anaemic, meaning that the iron levels are too low to sustain photosynthesis, a pathway by which the oceans transform carbon dioxide into carbon-rich sediments. There is evidence that melting ice may supply substantial amount of iron, capable of boosting marine life and removing carbon dioxide. As polar regions show the earliest and most severe impacts of anthropogenic activity, studying ice-ocean interactions is central to supporting national and international policy development that can effectively limit the worst impacts of climate change globally.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2020
End Date: 09-2024
Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships
Funding Amount: $917,463.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Biological Oceanography | Chemical Oceanography | Glaciology | Oceanography
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments (excl. Social Impacts) | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Oceanography |
