Linkage - CSIRO - Grant ID: LC0348504

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LC0348504

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Quantifying the role of the Southern Ocean for anthropogenic CO2 uptake. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important greenhouse gas contributing to global warming and climate change. Climate change is likely to have dramatic economic and environmental consequences for Australia. Knowledge and understanding of the complex carbon cycle is fundamental for predicting future atmospheric CO2 levels and managing climate change. The aim of the work proposed here is to quantify and improve our understanding of the oceans role in controlling atmospheric CO2 levels. This will be done by combining modeling and observational expertise among UNSW and CSIRO (Marine Research) researchers. Our work will be the first to assess the extent of which the Southern Ocean (and Australian waters) acts as a carbon sink. This will reduce modeling uncertainties in predicting future atmospheric CO2 levels and will also be valuable to the federal government in future international negotiations on climate change.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-09-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage - CSIRO

Funding Amount: $193,035.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Operations Research | Chemical Oceanography | Oceanography

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate change | Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) |

Other Keywords

Chemical Oceanography | Climate change | Environmental Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) | Oceanography | Operations Research

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