Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0772691

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0772691

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Are humans responsible for recent changes in the behaviour of tropical cyclones? Decoupling natural variability from human influence using isotopes. An increase in the frequency of intense landfalling tropical cyclones will have a major impact upon Australia's economy and the safety of its citizens and visitors. There is little doubt that global climate change will cause this increase. Understanding when this might occur and the extent of this change over and above that which could also occur naturally will help reduce economic loss and save peoples' lives. Using isotope records of tropical cyclones and global climate models we will differentiate natural from human induced changes and ascertain the likely future impact of this hazard on Australia and its near neighbours.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2007

End Date: 06-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $315,118.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Physical Geography | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Geochemistry | Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate variability | Environmental health | Global climate change adaptation measures |

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