Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1094050

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1094050

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The dynamic strength of continents and how they break apart. Sedimentary basins formed as a result of continental extension are the source of many oil and gas and geothermal resources. The geometries of the deepest part of these basins and their temporal and thermal evolution, are essential for basin prospectivity, but can seldom be investigated directly. This Australia-based project is expected to overhaul how we understand continental deformation, which is a crucial, but relatively vaguely understood, component of plate tectonics. By modelling continental extension, the project will improve our understanding of basin development, deep geometry, and heat distribution, providing the basis for new applied and specific research projects directed at enhancing energy resource exploration.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-06-2010

End Date: 31-05-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geology | Geotectonics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Earth sciences |

Other Keywords

Earth sciences | Geology | Geotectonics

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