Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0881798

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0881798

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Coupled ocean-carbon-atmosphere feedbacks in the global climate system. The capacity of the oceans to absorb and store carbon fundamentally regulates atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Climate change is altering the flux of carbon between the ocean and atmosphere, and may reduce the capacity of the oceans to store carbon. Research into climate change and the global ocean carbon cycle is of high national significance, and will underpin efforts to protect our biodiversity and ensure Australia's environmental sustainability. We propose a major new study of the nature of coupled ocean-carbon-atmosphere feedbacks operating in the global climate system. This work will quantify how the ocean's carbon storage capacity might shift in the future, guiding policy-makers in setting future CO2 emissions targets.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2008

End Date: 31-12-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $415,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology) | Oceanography | Physical Oceanography

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate variability | Climate change |

Other Keywords

Climate change | Climate variability | Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology) | Oceanography | Physical Oceanography

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