Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344744

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0344744

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Fire Scar Impacts on Surface Heat and Moisture Fluxes in Australia's Tropical Savanna and Feedbacks to Local and Regional Climate. Fire burns as much as 250,000 km2 of northern Australia every year, mostly tropical savanna land. The atmospheric impacts of burning extend beyond the direct emissions of aerosol and trace gases to include the effects of land surface alteration on atmospheric circulation. Using observation and modelling, this study examines the modification of surface heat and moisture fluxes to the atmosphere caused by fire scars, along with the impact of such changes on atmospheric motion and precipitation at a range of scales. This unique work is of fundamental scientific interest and significance for current and future management of this important national resource.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 30-06-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $210,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Physical Geography | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology) | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate change | Weather | Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Climate change | Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology) | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Land and water management | Physical Geography | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience | Weather

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