Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150102894

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150102894

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Southern Ocean boundary layer: winds, turbulence, sea spray and clouds. Both satellite products and climate models have large biases in the energy and water budgets over the Southern Ocean (SO). This is a direct consequence of a poor understanding of the structure and dynamics of the SO atmospheric boundary layer, which has arisen from an inability to make the necessary observations in this harsh environment. Due to the availability of new Australian research infrastructure, large steps forward are now possible with modest investment. This project will conduct and combine observations from the recently acquired marine vessel, RV Investigator, and the collocated airborne and surface observations to understand the structure and evolution of the unique, pristine SO boundary layer and to evaluate satellites and climate models.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2015

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $404,300.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Atmospheric Dynamics | Atmospheric Sciences | Cloud Physics | Climatology (excl. Climate Change Processes)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Weather | Atmospheric Processes and Dynamics | Climate Variability (excl. Social Impacts) |

Other Keywords

Atmospheric Dynamics | Atmospheric Processes and Dynamics | Atmospheric Sciences | Climate Variability (excl. Social Impacts) | Climatology (excl. Climate Change Processes) | Cloud Physics | Weather

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