Objectif Ice core records show that atmospheric carbon dioxide (pCO2), an important greenhouse gas that drives and amplifies climate change, varies naturally over a range of timescales. Biological productivity in the oceans is a major contributor to carbon drawdown, and an important factor controlling atmospheric pCO2. The Southern Ocean is linked with these climatic events, in part due to upwelling and subduction of deep waters during which carbon and heat are exchanged with the atmosphere, and partly because it exerts a primary control on the distribution of nutrients to a large portion of the modern ocean, which in turn regulates algal population structure and carbon uptake.The aim here is to further the understanding of oceanic carbon storage over a range of timescales in the region of the West Antarctica Peninsula, the region experiencing the most rapid atmospheric and oceanic warming in recent decades. Here, I propose to utilize components of the biogeochemical cycle of barium (Ba) to understand and investigate different aspects of organic and inorganic carbon storage. Ba cycling has been a focus of chemical oceanography and palaeoclimate studies for over twenty years, and can provide uniquely an insight into both organic and inorganic carbon storage. The analyses carried out during the reintegration period will provide data suitable for testing hypotheses linking Southern Ocean circulation to global climate over a range of timescales, and linking the response in biogeochemical cycles to future climatic change.The work will be interdisciplinary, linking in other aspects of the long term monitoring programs along the WAP, such as physical oceanography, meteorology and ecology, and investigating modern and past climatic processes. If successful, the Marie Curie grant will fund a PhD student, who will be supervised by the Career Integration Grant fellow, providing opportunities for teaching experience and student training. Champ scientifique natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryalkaline earth metalsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesoceanographyphysical oceanographynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeochemistrybiogeochemistrynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesoceanographyocean chemistry Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Thème(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG - Marie-Curie Action: "Career Integration Grants" Appel à propositions FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement MC-CIG - Support for training and career development of researcher (CIG) Coordinateur UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse BEACON HOUSE QUEENS ROAD BS8 1QU Bristol Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Région South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bristol, City of Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Maria Davies (Mrs.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (1) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire CARDIFF UNIVERSITY Participation terminée Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 100 000,00 Adresse NEWPORT ROAD 30 36 CF24 0DE Cardiff Voir sur la carte Région Wales East Wales Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Eevi Laukkanen (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée
