Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0985080

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0985080

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Tracking the response of terrestrial and ocean waters to climate variations using space gravity observations. Climate change puts Australia at risk from sea level rise and an increase in the occurrence and intensity of droughts. We need to learn about issues concerning the water cycle that are still poorly understood, such as whether droughts cause a reduction in only surface water or also water stored in underground reservoirs and what happens to ocean waters when thermal expansion causes an increase in sea surface height in some regions but not others. This proposal will provide new and accurate scientific information on the risks of sea level rise through the effects of thermal expansion of the oceans, in particular in shallow coastal zones. It will help us to understand droughts, variations in water resources and groundwater recharge patterns.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $480,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geodesy | Geomatic Engineering | Oceanography Not Elsewhere Classified | Groundwater Hydrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental education and awareness | Climate change | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Climate change | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified | Environmental education and awareness | Geodesy | Geomatic Engineering | Groundwater Hydrology | Oceanography Not Elsewhere Classified

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