Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240102823

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP240102823

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

THE BASAL MELTING OF ANTARCTIC ICE SHELVES . The project aims to determine the mechanisms that govern melting of Antarctic ice shelves into the ocean. Faster basal melting of ice shelves in the warming ocean is contributing to loss of grounded ice from Antarctica and increased glacier speeds, and melting is projected to become a larger contribution to future global sea level rise. Using unique laboratory experiments, turbulence-resolving computation and theoretical analysis the project will evaluate the roles of meltwater, ocean currents, internal wave breaking and water exchanges between the continental shelf and sub-ice cavities. The results will assist our understanding of measurements made in Antarctica and more reliable predictions of sea level rise.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2024

End Date: 31-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $443,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Physical oceanography | Turbulent flows | Oceanography | Geophysical and environmental fluid flows

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Antarctic and Southern Ocean Ice Dynamics | Effects of Climate Change on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments (Excl. Social Impacts) | Geophysical and environmental fluid flows | Oceanography | Physical oceanography | Turbulent flows

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