Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0209275

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0209275

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

IMPACTS OF RIVER NUTRIENTS ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF LAGOON. While salinity was one of the first properties of the ocean to be studied, it is one of the last to be measured by remote sensing. A prototype air borne salinity mapper will be used in this project along with an airborne multi-spectral sampler to develop a new approach to the study of river plumes. The salinity and nutrient densities will be traced to determine the destination of river runoff. Outcomes will assist the management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and land management near the coast, and will improve our understanding of the carbon sink in coastal waters.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2002

End Date: 12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $455,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Oceanography | Physical Oceanography

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) | Marine protected areas | Other |

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