Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0559159

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0559159

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A new approach to the U-series dating of fossil molluscs - a major advance for the earth and archaeological sciences. The development of a reliable method for accurately determining the age of fossil shells represents a breakthrough in the ability to date marine shoreline, lake, and other shell-bearing deposits (e.g. middens). This will present new opportunities for research of significant national benefit, particularly into the effects of climate change, including linked sea-level change and melting of ice sheets, the impact of sea-level change on coastal zones, and shifts in the amount and variability of rainfall in different regions. The method may also be used to estimate the frequency and size of large storm and tsunami events, earthquake risk, and the timing of prehistoric human migration and associated environmental impacts.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $245,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geomorphology | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Geochemistry | Geotectonics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical and chemical conditions | Earth sciences | Scientific instrumentation

Other Keywords

Earth sciences | Geochemistry | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Geomorphology | Geotectonics | Physical and chemical conditions | Scientific instrumentation

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