Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0342917

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0342917

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Quantifying the El Niño-Indian Ocean Dipole system using high-resolution coral palaeoclimate archives. The ocean surrounding Indonesia is the warmest on Earth and a major source of energy for global atmospheric circulation. Understanding the role of the Warm Pool in future climate change is of key importance, but highly controversial because the potential extent of its variability is largely unknown. To address this issue, this project will provide the first major geochemical investigation of recently discovered ancient corals in Indonesia using state-of-the-art microanalytical techniques. Outcomes from these palaeoclimate records will advance our understanding of global climate change, rainfall variability related to the El Nino - Indian Ocean Dipole system, and Australian drought.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Oceanography Not Elsewhere Classified | Natural Resource Management | Atmospheric Sciences | Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate variability | Climate change |

Other Keywords

Atmospheric Sciences | Climate change | Climate variability | Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology) | Natural Resource Management | Oceanography Not Elsewhere Classified

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