Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0877098]Researchers: A/Prof Nathaniel Bindoff (Chief Investigator) , Phillips, Helen (Chief Investigator) , Phillips, Helen (Chief Investigator) , Phillips, Helen (Chief Investigator) , Stephen Rintoul (Partner Investigator)
Brief description The Southern Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation: New observations of vertical mixing. The Southern Ocean and Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) play profound roles in Australian and global climate. However, we know little about how they will be affected by global warming. New velocity observations will tell us how the vertical mixing that contributes to the meridional overturning circulation, and ACC strength, change with the seasons and from year to year. The observations will also give us a better understanding of the oceanic and atmospheric processes that drive these changes. This new information will allow climate models to be better constrained so they can more accurately predict changes to Australian and global climate.
Funding Amount $318,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP0877098
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0877098
