Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100329

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE170100329

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Linking seismic structure to geodynamic processes beneath Australasia. This project aims to understand the relationship of mantle discontinuities beneath the Australian tectonic plate to mantle convection processes. Subducting slabs stagnate at different depths in the mantle, but the reason is not known. The Australian plate has complex boundaries which exhibit a range of subduction behaviours, making it an ideal location to study convection mechanisms. The project will use specialised seismic stations for detailed studies beneath New Zealand and Indonesia. The goal is to determine the relationship between seismic observations and geodynamical processes beneath Australasia, and understand how deeper mechanisms influence seismic activity and earthquake hazard at Earth's surface. Such detailed observations will help us to understand processes at the Earth's surface, with implications for earthquake hazard.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 05-2017

End Date: 08-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $360,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Seismology and Seismic Exploration | Geophysics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences |

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