Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0559994
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Acoustic observation of Antarctic ice rifting and calving events using remote hydroacoustic listening stations. The calving activity of the Antarctic ice shelves is one of the major indicators of global climate change. Global warming induced by an increase in atmospheric CO2 will affect the Antarctic Ice Sheet, primarily in form of disintegration of the Antarctic ice shelves surrounding the continent. The processes of calving on the ice shelves may lead to a substantial increase of sea level around the world, with devastating effects on the continental coasts and low-lying islands. The method of remote acoustic observations investigated in this project is a new approach to the problem of creating an efficient and cost effective system to monitor rifting and calving of the Antarctic ice shelves.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2005
End Date: 12-2008
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $90,904.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Glaciology | Mathematical Physics | Acoustics And Acoustical Devices; Waves | Physical Oceanography
