Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0878744

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0878744

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Reconstructing the historical frequency and intensity of Australian droughts: A multi-species dendrochronological approach. Drought directly and indirectly impacts every Australian. Severe droughts devastate rural communities, lead to increased water restrictions and bushfire activity, slows the national economy and threatens diverse ecosystems. Our research will improve understanding of where, when, and how intensely droughts have occurred across eastern Australia in the past. The results will provide unique insights into the processes that generate Australian droughts and how future droughts might be anticipated. The results will provide farmers, hydrologists, and policy-makers with better data on long-term variability in water supplies to improve local, regional, and national water planning initiatives and infrastructure development.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-01-2008

End Date: 31-08-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $463,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Soil And Water Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Palaeoecology | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate variability | Land and water management

Other Keywords

Climate variability | Ecology | Land and water management | Palaeoecology | Soil And Water Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified

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