Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP140100317

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP140100317

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Dynamics and management of riverine freshwater lenses. Rivers are the main source of freshwater for many ecosystems in semi-arid zones. River water may seep into the floodplain aquifer, providing an accessible store of low-salinity water within freshwater lenses. The project aims to investigate lens dynamics using numerical groundwater models supported by extensive field data from the lower River Murray, where freshwater lenses are declining. The project aims to model lens extent, growth and decline in response to natural variations in climate and to changes in land use, river regulation and groundwater pumping. Project results intend to evaluate management options to promote freshwater lenses, with the aim of improving river salinity and floodplain vegetation health.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2015

End Date: 05-07-2019

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $294,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Hydrogeology | Environmental Management | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and Water Management of environments not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments (excl. Urban and Industrial Use) |

Other Keywords

Environmental Management | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Hydrogeology | Land and Water Management of environments not elsewhere classified | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments (excl. Urban and Industrial Use)

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