Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0342689

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0342689

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Production and transport of soil and sediments, determined by cosmogenic radionuclides and noble gases. Basic questions concerning Australia's soil and regolith resources are addressed through measurement of nuclides produced by cosmic rays in near-surface minerals. Cosmogenic Be-10, Ne-21 and Al-26 are used to (i) quantify the sustainable levels of soil loss, (ii) assess long-term mixing rates, (iii) quantify dispersion and flux of regolith materials from hill-slopes to rivers, and (iv) determine the rates of sediment movement through Australian rivers and floodplains, including sediment-adsorbed pollutants. The research has strong implications for the usage and conservation of soil, sediments and weathered deposits for agriculture, mineral resources, and sedimentary waste disposal.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $295,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Land Capability And Soil Degradation | Geomorphology | Instruments And Techniques | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management | Land and water management | Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Geomorphology | Instruments And Techniques | Land Capability And Soil Degradation | Land and water management | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience

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