Speleothem fluid inclusions and past temperatures and palaeorainfall reconstruction - "spinter"

Project Information

SOPHIE VERHEYDEN

Grant agreement ID: EVK2-CT-2002-50019

Project closed

Start date 5 May 2003

End date 4 May 2004

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 63 150,00

EU contribution € 63 150,00

Coordinated by

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
France

Objective

The study aims the validation and calibration against modern conditions of speleothem fluid inclusion d180 and dD as a new reliable proxy tool for past rainwater composition and air surface temperatures. Past rainwater composition and temperatures will be reconstructed from 250ka old speleothems.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › geology › geomorphology › speleology

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: CNRS,Orme des Merisiers, batiment 709 ; 91191 GIF SUR YVETTE ; France
• Total cost: No data