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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0985361
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Iron in the Antarctic sea ice zone and its role in the past and future climate. The Antarctic sea ice environment has remained poorly investigated for decades as it is difficult to access. Recent scientific advances have revealed that melting sea ice may provide a significant amount of the plant micro-nutrient iron to the Southern Ocean. Given that polar waters are iron-deficient and seasonal sea ice affects ~14 million square kilometres of ocean, the importance of iron fertilisation from decaying sea ice and its effect on global climate urgently need to be evaluated. This proposal aims at improving our understanding of Earth's complex system, and will inform future climate change policy in Australia.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2009
End Date: 12-2011
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $300,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Glaciology | Chemical Oceanography | Oceanography | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)
