Quantification of Past Ocean Circulation

Informations projet

OCEANQUANT

N° de convention de subvention: 622483

Projet clôturé

Date de début 1 Mars 2014

Date de fin 29 Février 2016

Financé au titre de

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Coût total € 277 296,80

Contribution de l’UE € 277 296,80

Coordonné par

UNIVERSITAET BERN
Suisse

Objectif

Global warming is expected to critically affect human society, economic growth and biodiversity. In order to better predict future changes of the climate system and to potentially develop adaptation and mitigation strategies, modern science has been looking back to the past to assess the feedback reactions of the global climate system under varying boundary conditions. However, incomplete understanding of the quantitative role of physical and biogeochemical mechanisms hinders comprehensive models to reliably simulate past climate variability, thereby hampering robust predictions of the future evolution of the climate system.

The meridional overturning circulation of the oceans plays an instrumental role in modulating climate by storing and redistributing heat, salt, carbon and nutrients around the planet. This proposal focuses on investigating the interactions between climate and ocean circulation, as gleaned from the testimony of paleoceanographic records. These records extend beyond the noise of recent decadal oscillations, to provide an independent perspective on the links between climate and ocean dynamics.

Former studies found significant re-organisations of ocean dynamics during the last glacial cycle, but were not able to provide robust, quantitative estimates of past changes in ocean circulation. This research proposal aims at providing transformational constraints on the role of the ocean in driving climate change. The innovative dimension of the proposed research resides in the combined approach involving cutting edge analytical techniques and state-of-the-art model simulations. The proposed research will provide unprecedented quantitative, large-scale estimates of past changes in ocean circulation enabling more reliable predictions of future climate change.

Champ scientifique (EuroSciVoc)

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• sciences naturelles › sciences physiques › astronomie › science planétaire › planètes
• sciences naturelles › sciences biologiques › écologie › écosystème
• sciences naturelles › sciences de la Terre et sciences connexes de l'environnement › sciences de l'atmosphère › climatologie › changement climatique
• sciences naturelles › sciences de la Terre et sciences connexes de l'environnement › géographie physique › glaciologie

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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-2013-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Appel à propositions

FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF
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Régime de financement

MC-IEF -

Coordinateur

UNIVERSITAET BERN

• Contribution de l’UE: € 277 296,80
• Adresse: HOCHSCHULSTRASSE 6 ; 3012 Bern ; Suisse
• Région: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Espace Mittelland › Bern / Berne
• Type d’activité: Établissements d’enseignement supérieur ou secondaire
• Coût total: Aucune donnée