Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0450682

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0450682

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The key role of the Southern Ocean in atmospheric CO2 sequestration. The integrated approach proposed in this study aims to quantify past changes in marine productivity and its role in controlling past atmospheric CO2 variations. This will be achieved by studying deep sea sediments from the Southern Ocean, a key area with a fundamental importance in the global ocean biological pump. This research will enhance our understanding of the linkages connecting marine biota, the ocean carbon cycle and global climate, providing the basis for more reliable predictions about the impacts of the recent rapid atmospheric CO2 increase. Possible remediation solutions involving marine phytoplankton to this CO2 excess will be thoroughly assessed.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $235,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Environmental Impact Assessment | Geochemistry | Organic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate variability | Global climate change adaptation measures |

Other Keywords

Climate variability | Environmental Impact Assessment | Geochemistry | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Global climate change adaptation measures | Organic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified

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