Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP240102358]
Researchers:
Annie Foppert
(Chief Investigator)
,
Paul Spence
(Chief Investigator)
,
Phillips, Helen
(Chief Investigator)
,
Phillips, Helen
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Nathaniel Bindoff
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Antarctica's leaky defence to poleward heat transport. Southern Ocean currents are barriers to the oceanic transport of heat toward Antarctica. This barrier breaks down at key locations along their path and the poleward heat transport is enhanced. Changing winds are expected to accelerate heat transport, threatening ice shelves that protect Antarctic glaciers from ocean-driven melt. This project aims to advance understanding of the small-scale processes that control heat transport across the Southern Ocean. By combining funded international field campaigns that harness new advances in observing systems with next-generation numerical modelling, this research will create a step-change in our ability to predict Southern Ocean environmental change.
Funding Amount $923,447
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP240102358
- ARC : DP240102358