Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP220103027]Researchers: Chris Clark (Chief Investigator) , Chris Clark (Chief Investigator) , Naomi Tucker (Chief Investigator) , martin hand (Chief Investigator)
Brief description What goes on inside subduction zones? This project aims to decipher how rocks behave inside subduction zones. Subduction is a central tenant of plate tectonic theory and the project will test the hypothesis rocks can become trapped within giant long-lived eddies that circulate material within subduction zones. This international collaborative project will generate new knowledge regarding the time scales rocks can remain trapped inside subduction zones using pressure–temperature–age constraints from subducted rocks. We will use this information as a framework for numerical simulations of subduction zone behaviour. The project will provide significant benefits in training a new generation of Earth scientists, and in broadening public awareness of fundamental Earth science.
Funding Amount $295,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP220103027
- ARC : DP220103027