Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0772180

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0772180

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The composition and transport of Australian air-borne dust: critical to continental and marine environments. This project will determine the composition of Australian airborne dust and effects on the environment and in particular soils, rainforests and the marine realm, including reefs. 'Fingerprinting' the chemical and microbiological content of aeolian dust is of particular relevance to determining its impact on the health of the Australian people and environment. Atmospheric conditions propitious for dust entrainment and transport will be determined, and in particular atmospheric exchanges between Indonesia, southern Africa and Australia will be established. The relevance of aeolian dust to climate, ecosystems and biosecurity in our region will be established through the study of marine and lacustrine cores.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2007

End Date: 31-08-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $745,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geochemistry | Organic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Inorganic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Meteorology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Atmospheric composition | Air quality | Living resources (flora and fauna) |

Other Keywords

Air quality | Atmospheric composition | Geochemistry | Inorganic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Meteorology | Organic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified

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