Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208605

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208605

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Climate dynamics of the Australian monsoon and its re-establishment following the last glacial maximum. The dynamics and linkages among elements of the global climate system (eg. North Atlantic - Antarctica- tropics) are poorly understood, particularly near the Last Glacial Maximum about 20,000 years ago. For the interval 80,000 to 10,000 years ago, we propose to produce a high-resolution environmental record(every 80 years) and dynamical model, using lacustrine sediments from the Gulf of Carpentaria. We seek information on the intensity and possible disappearance of the monsoon, tropical atmospheric teleconnections with millennial-scale ice-rafting episodes at higher latitudes, and influence of aboriginal vegetation-burning on climate. Such links, if found, would profoundly alter our understanding of all tropical environments and their management.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $410,468.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geology Not Elsewhere Classified | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Geology | Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Earth sciences |

Other Keywords

Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology) | Earth sciences | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Geology | Geology Not Elsewhere Classified

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