arctic_proposals_from_gotw_summary_list_feb2011_for_website

							Award Title                                  Investigator
Arctic hydrate dissociation as a consequence Professor T Minshull
of climate change: determining the
vulnerable methane reservoir and gas
escape mechanisms
Arctic hydrate dissociation as a consequence Dr M Ellis
of climate change: determining the
vulnerable methane reservoir and gas
escape mechanisms

Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Dr REM Rickaby
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Dr RJG Leakey
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Professor P Burkill
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Professor J Sharples
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Professor C Brownlee
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




The spin-up of the Arctic Ocean              Dr KA Giles
Networks of Sensors in Extreme              Professor T Murray
Environments: High-Resolution Glacier
Dynamic Monitoring


Export of Ozone and Precursors from Europe Dr SR Arnold
and Impacts on Air Quality, Climate and
Ecosystems


Snow-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interactions     Dr RLH Essery
over Heterogeneous Landscapes




An Aircraft-Deployable GPS Stake Network    Dr G Gudmundsson
for Antarctic Glaciers




Development of a Miniature Static Imaging   Dr TJ Nightingale
Fourier Transform Spectrometer (SIFTS)




Pan-Arctic Acoustic Archives: Quantifying   Dr FR Cottier
zooplankton behaviours in a changing Arctic




Airborne geophysical investigations of basal Professor J Bamber
conditions at flow transitions of outlet
glaciers on the Greenland Ice Sheet


Airborne geophysical investigations of basal Professor MJ Siegert
conditions at flow transitions of outlet
glaciers on the Greenland Ice Sheet
Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Dr DJ Suggett
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Dr D.C.E. Bakker
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




CO2-CarbonCycle-Climate-Interactions (C4I) Dr A Ridgwell




Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Dr PD Nightingale
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Dr R Sanders
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




Airborne geophysical investigations of basal Professor JA Dowdeswell
conditions at flow transitions of outlet
glaciers on the Greenland Ice Sheet


Observations and synthesis to establish      Professor A Watson
variability and trends of oceanic pH




Ocean and sea-ice dynamics in Nares Strait   Dr HL Johnson
and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface   Dr T Tyrrell
Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate




Investigating meltwater flow beneath the     Dr A Hubbard
Greenland Ice Sheet using a multi-tracer
approach


Quantifying the population-level cost of     Dr MC Fisher
amphibian chytridiomycosis in a changing
montane ecosystem


Field-ready phase-sensitive radio-           Professor P Brennan
echosounder, for ice shelf melt rate
measurement


Oxbow Persistence as Aquatic Floodplain      Dr J A Constantine
Habitat: Deciphering the Processes
Responsible for the Initial Open-Water
Volume Inherited by Oxbow Lakes

Snow-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interactions      Dr NJ Rutter
over Heterogeneous Landscapes




Snow-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interactions      Professor B Huntley
over Heterogeneous Landscapes




Understanding the Arctic continental shelf    Dr Y Lenn
mixing regimes and their impact on shelf sea-
circulation and upper ocean stratification
A century of variability in Greenland melting Dr R Marsh
and iceberg calving




A century of variability in Greenland melting Professor GR Bigg
and iceberg calving




Observations and synthesis to establish      Dr NJ Hardman-Mountford
variability and trends of oceanic pH




Investigating meltwater flow beneath the     Dr PW Nienow
Greenland Ice Sheet using a multi-tracer
approach


Investigating meltwater flow beneath the     Dr JL wadham
Greenland Ice Sheet using a multi-tracer
approach


IRD heavy minerals as a provenance tool for Dr CD Storey
ice coverage on Greenland




ASCOS Analysis - surface-cloud coupling in   Dr IM Brooks
the arctic boundary layer




Are tropical uplands regional hotspots for   Dr Y Teh
methane and nitrous oxide?
Interaction of Tectonics and Magmatism in     Professor RS White
the Askja spreading segment of Iceland




Cryo-Egg: enabling wireless communications Dr JL wadham
for a deep subglacial application




Are tropical uplands regional hotspots for    Professor P Meir
methane and nitrous oxide?




Mapping and sampling of the tephra fallout    Dr TT Thordarson
from the 14 April - ongoing eruption at
Eyjafjoll volcano, S-Iceland


The Svalbard exemplar of Neoproterozoic       Dr D Condon
glaciation




A study of clear sky closure study using high Dr J Pickering
resolution far-IR spectra from the high arctic




Seismic characterisation of subglacial        Dr B Kulessa
conditions beneath the margin of the West
Greenland Ice Sheet


A new method for dating brittle              Dr W Muller
deformation: U-Pb dating of carbonate fibres
Observations and synthesis to establish     Dr D J Pearce
variability and trends of oceanic pH




Wave dynamics of the mesosphere             Professor NJ Mitchell




Impact of copper geochemistry on the        Professor DW Graham
selection and abundance of methane-
oxidizing bacteria in Arctic soils


MashMyData: Visualization and               Dr JD Blower
intercomparison of environmental data on
the web


Flow dynamics and sedimentation in an       Dr J Peakall
active submarine channel: a process-product
approach


Models and Impact Relevant climate          Dr BN Lawrence
Prediction (MIRP)




A Novel Temperature and Salinity Dataset    Dr SA Josey
for Northern High LAtitude Seas (ATLAS)




Development of a laser-based sea-ice        Professor AS Brierley
chlorophyll sensor
Quantifying Event-Driven Methane Fluxes      Dr Y Teh
from Northern Peatlands Using A Novel
Automated Flux Chamber Technique


The response of the Arctic regions to        Dr RLH Essery
changing climate




Holocene Land-Ocean-Atmosphere               Dr D Mauquoy
Interactions on the Eastern Seaboard of
North America


Holocene Land-Ocean-Atmosphere               Professor F Street-Perrott
Interactions on the Eastern Seaboard of
North America


Holocene Land-Ocean-Atmosphere               Dr P Hughes
Interactions on the Eastern Seaboard of
North America


Wave dynamics of the mesosphere              Dr RE Hibbins




The response of the Arctic regions to        Dr C Huntingford
changing climate




Are tropical uplands regional hotspots for   Professor P Smith
methane and nitrous oxide?
The Svalbard exemplar of Neoproterozoic     Dr IJ Parkinson
glaciation




The Svalbard exemplar of Neoproterozoic     Professor IJ Fairchild
glaciation




Calibration and Cleaning of Magnetic        Dr AW Thomson
Satellite Data




SEEBECK - using the Seebeck effect to power Mr M Rose
sea-ice instrumentation




Calibration and Cleaning of Magnetic        Dr R Holme
Satellite Data




Understanding marine ice stream retreat     Dr A Vieli
using numerical modelling and geophysical
data


Long-range atmospheric Nitrogen deposition Dr S McGowan
as a driver of ecological change in Arctic
lakes


Instantaneous and inverse coupling between Professor DA Hodell
the South and North Atlantic during the last
glacial period
ICE: Inuit Climate Experiment              Dr JP Wilkinson




Early Concept for New Mission: A           Dr M Macdonald
Spaceborne Multispectral Canopy Lidar




Early Concept for New Mission: A           Dr I Woodhouse
Spaceborne Multispectral Canopy Lidar




SWARM data calibration and validation      Professor MW Dunlop




Southern High Latitude Vegetation Response Dr U Salzmann
to Rapid Climate Change at the Cenozoic
Greenhouse to Icehouse Transition


Teeth and jaws: evolutionary emergence of a Dr M Purnell
model organogenic system and the adaptive
radiation of gnathostomes


SEEBECK - using the Seebeck effect to power Mr D Meldrum
sea-ice instrumentation




Combined genetic, morphological and         Dr WEN Austin
ecological approaches to reduce uncertainty
in palaeoclimate reconstructions using
benthic foraminifers
Combined genetic, morphological and         Dr K Darling
ecological approaches to reduce uncertainty
in palaeoclimate reconstructions using
benthic foraminifers

FEC for sailing participant on IODP Leg 318   Dr T Van De Flierdt
(Wilkes Land glacial history)




Long-range atmospheric Nitrogen deposition Dr J Kaiser
as a driver of ecological change in Arctic
lakes


Long-range atmospheric Nitrogen deposition Dr VJ Jones
as a driver of ecological change in Arctic
lakes


Long-range atmospheric Nitrogen deposition Professor NJ Anderson
as a driver of ecological change in Arctic
lakes


Investigating how environmental change        Dr DJ Mayor
affects benthic biogeochemistry




Airborne Low Frequency Ice Sounder            Mr H Corr
(ALFRIS)




RAPID-RAPIT                                   Dr TJ Woollings
Understanding marine ice stream retreat     Dr C Hillenbrand
using numerical modelling and geophysical
data


Teeth and jaws: evolutionary emergence of a Dr PCJ Donoghue
model organogenic system and the adaptive
radiation of gnathostomes


Synchronising marine and ice-core records   Dr NJG Pearce
using tephrochronology (SMART)




RAPID-RAPIT                                 Professor M Goldstein




MPhil in GIS and Remote Sensing. Masters Dr C Oppenheimer
Training Grant (MTG) to provide funding for
3 full studentships for two years


MRes Physics of the Earth and Atmosphere. Dr IM Brooks
Masters Training Grant (MTG) to provide
funding for 5 full studentships for two years.


Synchronising marine and ice-core records   Dr WEN Austin
using tephrochronology (SMART)




Investigating the Dynamic Response of the Dr B Kulessa
Greenland Ice Sheet to Climate Forcing using
a Geophysical, Remote-Sensing and
Numerical Modelling Framework
Investigating the Dynamic Response of the Dr P Christoffersen
Greenland Ice Sheet to Climate Forcing using
a Geophysical, Remote-Sensing and
Numerical Modelling Framework

The NERC Earth System Science Graduate        Dr A Jackson
School




The Eocene-Oligocene biotic turnover in the Dr MA Kaminski
North Atlantic and associated palaeoclimatic
change


Assessment of Cadmium Isotopes as a           Dr M Rehkamper
Paleoclimate Proxy




Extending the timescales of glacier volume    Professor T Murray
change in regions of GRACE-gravity
anomalies in Northern Greenland


Change in the Atlantic Atmosphere Ocean       Dr MR Allen
System: ChAAOS




A holistic model of outlet calving, dynamic   Dr A Hubbard
acceleration and drawdown for the
Greenland Ice Sheet


Instantaneous and inverse coupling between Dr S Barker
the South and North Atlantic during the last
glacial period
Synchronising marine and ice-core records   Dr SM Davies
using tephrochronology (SMART)




RAPID-RAPIT                                 Mr P Challenor




Improved models of West Antarctic glacial   Dr MA King
isostatic adjustment through new crustal
motion data


Copepod sex ratio dynamics: the role of     Dr AG Hirst
predators and food




RAPID-RAPIT                                 Dr HL Johnson




Investigating the Dynamic Response of the Dr A Hubbard
Greenland Ice Sheet to Climate Forcing using
a Geophysical, Remote-Sensing and
Numerical Modelling Framework

Copepod sex ratio dynamics: the role of     Dr CH Lucas
predators and food




Greening of retreating glaciers: storage    Dr AJ Hodson
versus export of autochthonous organic
matter
Calibrating the fractionation of stable oxygen Dr J Tyler
and silicon isotopes in diatom silica through
laboratory culture experiments


A Laboratory Study of the Photolysis of the    Dr CJ Percival
ClO Dimer




Greening of retreating glaciers: storage       Dr AM Anesio
versus export of autochthonous organic
matter


Evolution of seawater Mg/Ca ratios since the Dr A Tripati
Cretaceous: New constraints from the
carbonate 'clumped isotope' thermometer.


High-resolution climate dynamics               Dr M Joshi




A Laboratory Study of the Photolysis of the    Dr W Bloss
ClO Dimer




Consistent multi-technique geodetic            Professor PJ Clarke
estimates of present-day contributions to
regional sea level change


Application of elemental and isotopic ratios Professor DA Hodell
of bulk sediment and detrital carbonate to
identify and source Heinrich events in IODP
Exp 303/306 sites.
The role of atmospheric forcing on the         Dr D Mair
dynamic stability of Greenland's outlet
glaciers


Proteomics: A novel approach to the study      Dr E Dudley
of prey recognition by planktonic protists.




Constraints from new geochemical proxies Dr A Tripati
on temperature and sea level during critical
climate transitions.


The role of atmospheric forcing on the         Dr PW Nienow
dynamic stability of Greenland's outlet
glaciers


The optical properties of black carbon         Dr RG Grainger




The role of sea ice dynamics in carbonate      Dr HA Kennedy
mineral production and its fate in the Polar
Oceans


Novel Ice Characterisation Experiment -        Dr JK Jackson
Phase 1 (NICE-1)




Photochemical oxidation in snow and sea-ice Dr M King
by organic matter photocatalysis in the
visible: An international field and modelling
study.
The consequences of seasonal interactions in Dr S Bearhop
migratory birds: from individuals to
populations.


Isotopic constraints on the Arctic methane    Professor EG Nisbet
budget




The genetic basis of maternal behaviour and Dr R Hager
parent-offspring conflict resolution in mice




Adjoint sensitivity of sea-level and inter-   Professor DP Marshall
basin transports to surface forcing and
circulation anomalies in present and future
climates

A Century-long Record of Trace Gases in the Professor WT Sturges
Northern Hemisphere from the NEEM Ice
Core Drilling Project in Greenland


Quantifying the impact of anthropogenic and Professor K Carslaw
natural aerosol on Arctic climate




Estimating and reducing the uncertainty in    Professor J Bamber
the future behaviour of the Greenland Ice
Sheet


Variability of the Denmark Strait Overflow    Professor KJ Heywood
Modelling of Summertime Arctic Stratus        Dr IM Brooks




Multiscale Analysis of Integrated and Species- Professor SC Olhede
Specific Response to Climate Forcing and
Eutrophication in Northern European Seas


Incorporation of frazil ice into a sea ice-   Dr DL Feltham
ocean model




Shipboard studies of the influence of      Professor EP Achterberg
inorganic seawater chemistry on calcareous
microplankton and the biological carbon
pump

Survival through the Arctic winter: How      Dr K Wilson
gastrointestinal nematodes influence fitness
in reindeer.


Predicting Terrestrial CDOM Fate and Impact Dr V Le Fouest
on Plankton Productivity in the Rapidly
Changing Arctic Ocean


Partitioning of C, N and P between            Professor KJ Flynn
particulate and dissolved phases during
growth of phytoplankton at different pH.


Towards improved estimation of carbon         Dr R Baxter
balance in a low-Arctic mire: a
micrometeorological eddy covariance
approach to methane flux characterization.
Lability of organic carbon stored in           Dr S Sjogersten
permafrost peatlands




Challenging the paradigm for plant-microbial Professor D Jones
resource partitioning in Antarctic
ecosystems


Thermal tolerances of Arctic and temperate Professor LS Peck
marine ectotherms under varying rates of
change


Impact of Arctic sea-ice retreat on         Professor AS Brierley
zooplankton foraging behaviour and vertical
carbon flux


Present and Future Stability of Larsen C Ice   Dr B Kulessa
Shelf (SOLIS)




Representing cloud inhomogeneity and           Dr RJ Hogan
overlap in a General Circulation Model




Ikaite: A palaeoenvironmental proxy            Dr REM Rickaby




Dynamics of gas hydrates in polar marine       Professor T Minshull
environments.
Temporal evolution of the deep-sea           Professor H Elderfield
carbonate system and implications for the
role of the oceans in glacial-interglacial
changes in atmospheric CO2

Ikaite: A palaeoenvironmental proxy          Dr REM Rickaby




Modelling of the Wyville Thomson Ridge       Dr V Vlasenko
overflow




Ikaite: A palaeoenvironmental proxy          Dr REM Rickaby




Modelling of the Wyville Thomson Ridge       Professor PA Davies
overflow




Ikaite: A palaeoenvironmental proxy          Dr REM Rickaby




Investigating basal conditions and flow      Dr P Christoffersen
dynamics on Vestfonna Ice Cap, Svalbard




Measuring and modelling the Raymond          Dr RCA Hindmarsh
Effect for to infer low strain-rate ice
rheology
Arctic Synoptic Basin-wide Oceanography.     Dr SW Laxon




Biohopanoid markers as tracers of methane Professor T Wagner
emission and oxidation events in the
Quaternary ocean


High spatio-temporal resolution changes in   Dr MA King
Earth's gravity field from GOCE with
application to ice mass balance


Continental and oceanic upper mantle         Dr S Rost
structure from seismic array data




Dynamics of gas hydrates in polar marine     Professor C Berndt
environments.




Rapid evolution of phenotypic divergence in Professor IA Johnston
fish populations




Arctic Synoptic Basin-wide Oceanography.     Dr SW Laxon




FAGE measurements of OH, HO2 and IO          Professor D Heard
during COBRA
Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics Using Experiments        Dr DL Feltham
and Multi-scale Modelling




Biogenic production of climatic amplifiers       Dr JL wadham
under ice




Understanding the role and significance of       Dr CJ Halsall
the Arctic for the cycling and fate of
persistent organic pollutants (ARCPOP)


Turbulent Exchange in the Arctic Boundary        Dr IM Brooks
Layer




New particles in the atmosphere: two non-        Professor JMC Plane
classical examples




Arctic Synoptic Basin-wide Oceanography.         Dr SW Laxon




Marine geophysical and geological                Professor C O'Cofaigh
investigations of past flow and stability of a
major Greenland ice stream in the Late
Quaternary

Convection and Cascading on Arctic Shelves: Dr FR Cottier
a tracer study
Rapid deployment of a seismic network to   Professor A Rietbrock
record the aftershocks of the Mw=6.2 Aisen
earthquake in Southern Chile


GOING UNDERGROUND: HUMAN                    Professor S Banwart
PATHOGENS IN THE SOIL-WATER
ENVIRONMENT


Ocean teleconnections between Antarctica    Dr NC Wells
and the Equatorial Pacific and Atlantic.




Arctic Synoptic Basin-wide Oceanography.    Dr SW Laxon




Arctic Synoptic Basin-wide Oceanography.    Dr SW Laxon




Arctic Synoptic Basin-wide Oceanography.    Dr SW Laxon




Impact of combined iodine and bromine       Professor LJ Carpenter
release on the Arctic atmosphere (COBRA).




Windows into the Deep: An Investigation of Professor M Walter
Ultradeep Mineral Inclusions in Natural
Diamonds
GOING UNDERGROUND: HUMAN                     Professor S Banwart
PATHOGENS IN THE SOIL-WATER
ENVIRONMENT


Predator-prey interactions and the evolution Professor J Krause
of prey aggregation




Impact of combined iodine and bromine        Professor LJ Carpenter
release on the Arctic atmosphere (COBRA).




Impact of combined iodine and bromine        Professor LJ Carpenter
release on the Arctic atmosphere (COBRA).




Impact of combined iodine and bromine        Professor LJ Carpenter
release on the Arctic atmosphere (COBRA).




Climate change in the Holocene: A multi-     Professor S Belt
proxy case study




Hudson Bay Lithospheric Experiment           Professor M Kendall




Southern Hemisphere climate change in an     Professor IA Renfrew
era of ozone recovery
New particles in the atmosphere: two non-        Professor JMC Plane
classical examples




Marine geophysical and geological                Professor C O'Cofaigh
investigations of past flow and stability of a
major Greenland ice stream in the Late
Quaternary

Quantifying Flood Risk of Extreme Events         Dr PE McSharry
using Density Forecasts Based on a New
Digital Archive and Weather Ensemble
Predictions

Dynamics of gas hydrates in polar marine         Professor C Berndt
environments.




Numerical testing of hypotheses for the          Dr A Vieli
recent thinning and acceleration of
Greenland outlet glaciers


Testing the instability theory of subglacial     Professor CD Clark
bedform production




A novel proxy for Arctic sea-ice                 Professor S Belt




Global data synthesis of air-sea fluxes of Professor PS Liss
gases and aerosols for policy-directed
modelling and assessment of climate change
and pollution
Arctic Biosphere-Atmosphere Coupling           Dr M Williams
across multiple Scales (ABACUS).




Assimilation in ocean and coupled models to Professor K Haines
determine the thermohaline circulation.




Testing the instability theory of subglacial   Professor CD Clark
bedform production




MRes Physics of the Earth and Atmosphere       Dr IM Brooks




Master of Philosophy in GIS and Remote         Dr C Oppenheimer
Sensing




Can radiocarbon dating chironomid head         Dr P Langdon
capsules increase chronological accuracy in
lake sediments?


Greenland Flow Distortion.                     Professor IA Renfrew




Is increased chemical complexity of              Professor G Underwood
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)
related to increasing salinity in polar sea ice?
Arctic Biosphere-Atmosphere Coupling         Dr M Williams
across multiple Scales (ABACUS).




Physics and Chemistry of Frost-Flowers and   Professor MH Smith
Their Resultant Sea -Salt Aerosol




Assessing the role of ocean circulation in   Professor H Elderfield
rapid climate change through the novel
integration of high-resolution proxy records


Arctic Biosphere-Atmosphere Coupling         Dr M Williams
across multiple Scales (ABACUS).




Arctic Biosphere-Atmosphere Coupling         Dr M Williams
across multiple Scales (ABACUS).




Pioneering post-genomics approaches for      Dr FC Kuepper
studying algal host-pathogen interactions,
using the ectocarpus/eurychasma model.


Using records of large mammal populations Dr B Shapiro
in the Urals to decipher the timing and
effects of global climate change.


Arctic Biosphere-Atmosphere Coupling         Dr M Williams
across multiple Scales (ABACUS).
Physics and Chemistry of Frost-Flowers and     Dr A Jackson
Their Resultant Sea -Salt Aerosol




Tropical Biomes in Transition                  Dr S Sitch




Paleogene orbitally calibrated climate cycles Dr H Palike




A time series of magma flux measurements       Professor G Wadge
at the lava dome of Soufriere Hills Volcano,
Montserrat


Constraining Greenland ice sheet mass          Dr G Milne
balance using proxy sea-level records.




Microbial community metabolism and             Dr AM Anesio
carbon budget on glaciers




Constructing a tephrochronology framework Dr SM Davies
for the last interglacial - glacial transition




Global change in the Stratosphere and its      Dr A Charlton-Perez
impact on Tropospheric Climate
Genetic bottlenecks and the geographic       Professor D Charlesworth
distribution of sexual and asexual organisms




Collaborative Autosub Science in Extreme     Professor G Griffiths
Environments




Global Modelling of Aerosols and Chemistry Professor K Carslaw
in Support of SOLAS-UK




Low temperature reactivity of tropospheric   Dr RA Cox
aerosols




The genetics of mammalian speciation and     Dr I Barnes
extinction in the Late Pleistocene




Reducing the Impact of Orbit Error on the  Professor M Ziebart
Measurement of Polar Ice Thickness and Sea
Level Variations.


NDG2: The NERC DataGrid and associated       Dr BN Lawrence
toolkit.




Taxonomic marine plankton identification     Professor G Pierce
manual for North European seas.
Cirrus and Anvils European Satellite and      Dr R Siddans
Airborne Radiation measurements project.




Cirrus and Anvils European Satellite and      Dr R Siddans
Airborne Radiation measurements project.




NDG2: The NERC DataGrid and associated        Dr BN Lawrence
toolkit.




Biomass mapping upon Arctic glaciers using    Dr AJ Hodson
high resolution aerial survey of cryoconite
holes.


Biostratigraphy and Paleoceanographic         Dr MA Kaminski
significance of Benthic Foraminifera from the
Lomonosov Ridge.


Changes in glacier geometry and extent in     Professor T Murray
Svalbard: Implications for sea-level rise
during the 20th and 21st centuries.


Greenland Flow Distortion.                    Professor IA Renfrew




A new geochemical proxy for past climates     Dr G Masse
Arctic regulation of the thermohaline       Dr S Bacon
circulation (ARTHER)




NDG2: The NERC DataGrid and associated      Dr BN Lawrence
toolkit.




NDG2: The NERC DataGrid and associated      Dr BN Lawrence
toolkit.




Assimilation in ocean and coupled models to Professor K Haines
determine the thermohaline circulation.




Arctic regulation of the thermohaline       Dr S Bacon
circulation (ARTHER)




A matter of taste: revealing underlying     Dr E Roberts
mechanisms behind recognition of prey by
protozooplankton, focusing on the role of
the Mannose-Binding Lectin.

The North Atlantic Ice-Climate System:      Dr WEN Austin
Reconstructing the Provenance and Phasing
of Ice Rafting Events using Palaeointensity
Assisted Chronologies.

Do herbivores decrease tundra carbon sink   Dr SJ Woodin
strength by reducing the moss layer?
A seasonally resolved record of the 13C       Dr WEN Austin
Suess Effect in the NE Atlantic, 1948-present




Effect of the spatial variability of physical   Dr BP Hubbard
parameters on the rheology of temperate
glaciers and their modelled response to
climate change.

Acoustic Navigation System.                     Mr DM Blake




Arctic regulation of the thermohaline           Dr S Bacon
circulation (ARTHER)




Advanced Global Barotropic Ocean                Professor CW Hughes
Modelling for Application to Studies of
Climate Change and Ocean Dynamics.


BDAN: Big Data Analysis Network.                Dr BN Lawrence




Deep ocean convection: observations from        Dr DA Smeed
an adaptive network of underwater gliders.




Slope stability on Europe's passive             Professor JA Dowdeswell
continental margins.
Using benthic foraminiferal Mg/Ca at ODP      Professor H Elderfield
site 982 to assess the climatic response to
orbital and greenhouse gas forcing during
the late Pleistocene.

Plant responses to abiotic stress at range    Professor WE Kunin
margins: mechanisms and limits to
adaptation.


Plant responses to abiotic stress at range    Professor WE Kunin
margins: mechanisms and limits to
adaptation.


Determining microzooplankton parameters       Dr D Montagnes
for spatial and seasonal modelling of the
Irminger Basin.


Time series of Transient Tracers in the North Professor A Watson
Atlantic.




Atmospheric teleconnections with the          Professor LJ Gray
tropical stratosphere.




A physiochemically-stable seawater culturing Dr WEN Austin
system to constrain elemental and isotopic
proxies in benthic foraminiferal calcite.


Bottom Turbulence Kit.                        Professor J Huthnance
Changes in glacier geometry and extent in      Professor T Murray
Svalbard: Implications for sea-level rise
during the 20th and 21st centuries.


Mass spectrometer & sampling systems for       Professor H Elderfield
isotopic analysis of oxygen, carbon,
hydrogen & deuterium for the
environmental sciences.

What are the roles of DMS and other simple Dr M Steinke
molecules as signalling compounds in marine
tritrophic interactions?


5 Oceanographic pCO2 Systems for NERC          Dr NJ Hardman-Mountford
research fleet. 1 CARIOCA buoy.




Changes in glacier geometry and extent in      Professor T Murray
Svalbard: Implications for sea-level rise
during the 20th and 21st centuries.


A statistical approach for estimating the      Professor AJ Payne
contribution of glaciers to future sea-level
rise.


Probing the early history of the Earth from    Dr FM Stuart
the volatile inventory of the deep mantle.




Quantifying the effect of weathering           Professor KW Burton
processes on the chemical signal to the
oceans.
Stadial - Interstadial changes in deep-water Professor H Elderfield
circulation and sources in the Northeast
Atlantic and their association with rapid sea
level rise.

Laboratory simulation of solifluction        Professor C Harris
processes associated with one-sided and two-
sided active-layer freezing.


UK-HIGEM: a national programme in 'Grand Professor JM Slingo
Challenge' high resolution modelling of the
global environment.


Size structures of Calanus finmarchicus         Professor CJ Secombes
populations and of planktonic predators in
the Irminger Basin.


Does resource partitioning maintain plant       Professor R Bardgett
species diversity in nitrogen limited
ecosystems?


A trans-Atlantic comparison of the relative     Professor AS Brierley
overwintering depths of Calanus and its
predators: setting the Irminger Sea in a
wider geographic context.

Effect of the spatial variability of physical   Dr BP Hubbard
parameters on the rheology of temperate
glaciers and their modelled response to
climate change.

Effect of the spatial variability of physical   Dr BP Hubbard
parameters on the rheology of temperate
glaciers and their modelled response to
climate change.
Identification and characterisation of ice  Dr CR Stokes
stream sticky spots: an improved
understanding of ice stream basal mechanics
and shutdown.

Investigating genetic records preserved in  Dr B Shapiro
sedimentary deposits: The effects of
environmental change on plant diversity and
composition.

Effect of the spatial variability of physical   Dr BP Hubbard
parameters on the rheology of temperate
glaciers and their modelled response to
climate change.

Laboratory studies of key reactions of CIO      Dr D Rowley
affecting atmospheric ozone abundances.




UK-HIGEM: a national programme in 'Grand Professor JM Slingo
Challenge' high resolution modelling of the
global environment.


Carbon fluxes in grassland soils: the control   Professor J Farrar
and predictive value of soil respiration.




Better understanding of Open Ocean Deep         Professor CC Pain
Convection (OODC) with reference to THC.




UK-HIGEM: a national programme in 'Grand Professor JM Slingo
Challenge' high resolution modelling of the
global environment.
Cape Farewell and Eirik Ridge: interannual to Dr S Bacon
millennial Thermohaline Circulation
variability.


Evolutionary lessons from the extinct giant    Dr B Shapiro
American cats: phylogeography,
palaeoecology, and extinction of
sabertooths, cheetahs and lions.

A detailed study of two Pleistocene magnetic Dr C MacNiocaill
excursions: their duration, spatial variability
and their effect on cosmogenic nuclide
production.

Processes controlling dense water formation Professor AJ Willmott
and transport on Arctic shelves.




Processes controlling dense water formation Professor AJ Willmott
and transport on Arctic continental shelves.




The role of salinity in ocean circulation and Dr E Guilyardi
climate response to greenhouse gas forcing.




Cell-surface mechanisms for the recognition Dr E Roberts
of prey by marine bacterivorous
protozooplankton.


Proposal for an Isaac Newton Institute (INI)   Professor JMNT Gray
satellite meeting on Geophysical Granular
and Particle-Laden Flows.
UK-HIGEM: a national programme in 'Grand Professor JM Slingo
Challenge' high resolution modelling of the
global environment.


ISOTOPE: Ice Shelf Oceanography:              Professor KJ Heywood
Transports, Oxygen-18 and Physical
Exchanges.


The role of the cryosphere in modulating the Professor J Bamber
thermohaline circulation of the North
Atlantic.


The vortex dynamics of the polar vortex-      Professor DG Dritschel
Aleutian high system: a systematic study of
stability and non-linear interaction.


The role of sea ice on seasonal to decadal    Professor PJ Valdes
variability in the North Atlantic.




Circulation, overflows and convection in the Professor A Watson
Nordic Seas studied using tracers and
models.


High resolution anatomy of rapid climate      Dr EW Wolff
transitions from a Greenland ice core.




In situ measurement of profiles of brine      Professor MG Worster
volume in growing sea ice.
In search of the earliest seed plants.       Professor JEA Marshall




Time series of transient tracers in North    Professor A Watson
Atlantic deep waters.




New acoustic technology for zooplankton     Professor AS Brierley
sampling: Total Target Strength of
Meganyctiphanes norvegica, and variation of
TTS with size and maturity.

ISOMAP-UK: a combined data-modelling         Professor JA Holmes
investigation of water isotopes and their
interpretation during rapid climate-change
events.

Crustal melting and lithosphere strength in Professor J Grocott
collisional orogens: an evaluation of channel
flow.


Marine geological processes and sediments    Professor JA Dowdeswell
beneath floating ice shelves in Greenland
and Antarctica: investigations using the
Autosub AUV.

A field and modelling study of snowpack      Dr M King
photochemistry in mid-latitude (British)
snowpacks.


Laboratory studies of the dynamics of        Professor JP Reid
aerosol droplets.
Global marine sources of reactive halogen    Professor LJ Carpenter
species.




Using late Pleistocene DNA to examine the    Dr B Shapiro
effects of paleoenvironmental change.




Climate, snow and hydrology in tundra        Dr R Baxter
ecosystems interactions, feedbacks and
scaling issues.


Climate, snow and hydrology in tundra        Dr R Baxter
ecosystems interactions, feedbacks and
scaling issues.


Scaling of snow processes over complex      Dr RLH Essery
landscapes for atmospheric and hydrological
modelling applications.


The NERC Datagrid.                           Dr BN Lawrence




GODIVA: Grid for Ocean Diagnostics,          Professor K Haines
Interactive Visualisation and Analysis.




Measuring snow accumulation in the            Mr J Cooper
Canadian High Arctic using an ice geophysical
logging system.
The role of sea ice on seasonal to decadal   Professor PJ Valdes
variability in the North Atlantic.




Molecular and morphological phylogeny of     Dr PJ Hayward
the cheilstomate Bryzoa.




Agulhas 'Leakage' and abrupt climate         Professor R Zahn
change: the past 50,000 years.




GODIVA: Grid for Ocean Diagnostics,          Professor K Haines
Interactive Visualisation and Analysis.




GODIVA: Grid for Ocean Diagnostics,          Professor K Haines
Interactive Visualisation and Analysis.




Observation and modelling of coastal         Professor P Wadhams
polynyas and sea ice processes in the
Antarctic and Arctic.


Photoelectric emission from mesospheric ice Professor JMC Plane
particles.




Trophic interactions of copepods -           Professor KJ Flynn
application of natural abundance of stable
isotopes.
GODIVA: Grid for Ocean Diagnostics,           Professor K Haines
Interactive Visualisation and Analysis.




Interannual variability associated with the   Professor LJ Gray
QBO and its impact on the UTLS region.




The controls on marine benthic biodiversity Professor P Tyler
and standing stock in ice covered
environments.


GODIVA: Grid for Ocean Diagnostics,           Professor K Haines
Interactive Visualisation and Analysis.




Bedrock fracture by ice segregation.          Dr J Murton




Diversity and biogeography of Antarctic deep- Professor AJ Gooday
sea foraminiferal species: molecular vs
morphological approaches.


Retrieval of polar stratospheric cloud        Professor K Carslaw
microphysical properties from multi-
wavelength satellite extinction and lidar
measurements.

Latitudinal temperature gradients and the     Dr NM Whiteley
evolutionary adaptation of heavy chain
myosin genes in gammarid amphipods.
On the evolution of observed oceanic heat    Professor K Haines
anomalies and those in HADCM3.




Impact of iodine compounds on the coupling Professor RP Wayne
of NOx and HOx chemistry in the marine
boundary layer, the troposphere, and the
lower stratosphere.

Dev & app of comb UV Photoelec                Professor J Dyke
Spectrometer/Photoionisation mass spectro
coupled with disch-flow sys for study of gas-
phase kinetics of red S species

The nature and origin of cryptic species of Professor M Kucera
modern planktonic foraminifera: developing
a new proxy for palaeoclimate, evolution
and biodiversity.

Dev & app of comb UV Photoelec                Professor J Dyke
Spectrometer/Photoionisation mass spectro
coupled with disch-flow sys for study of gas-
phase kinetics of red S species

Optimisation of an Arctic sea ice model using Dr SW Laxon
spaceborne estimates of ice thickness.




Hydrothermal activity along the Knipovich    Professor CR German
Ridge: 74-78 degrees N , Norwegian-
Greenland Sea.


Pine Island Glacier flow and dynamics.       Professor AJ Payne
Genetic variation in Antarctic lichens.       Dr PD Crittenden




Mass balance of Svalbard glaciers and ice     Professor J Bamber
caps using high-accuracy airborne laser
altimetry.


Investigation of ozone loss and dynamic       Professor JA Pyle
processes in the lower stratosphere using
models and atmospheric tracer
measurements.

Environmental and genetic mechanisms         Professor IA Johnston
underlying different muscle growth patterns
in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs.


Limb-sounding of stratos BrO & CIO by a high- Professor B Ellison
sensitivity (SIS) balloon-borne 500 GHz
receiver in prep for an ESA Atmospheric
Chem explorer mission

Benthic foraminifera from northern            Dr MA Kaminski
Norwegian Sea: their biostratigraphy and
paleoceanographical significance.


Modelling DON dynamics in arctic tundra       Professor D Jones
and temperate grassland ecosystems.




Palaeolimnological evidence for circumarctic Dr VJ Jones
climate warming in Northern Russia
Millennial-scale oceanic variability during the Dr MR Chapman
penultimate glacial-interglacial climate cycle.




Ichthyostega revealed: anatomy,               Professor JA Clack
systematics, phylogeny, sedimentary and
faunal contexts, and its true place in
tetrapod origins.

A novel instrument for IO and NO2 detection Professor A J Orr-Ewing
based on cavity ring-down spectroscopy.




Architectural analysis of glacier-influenced Professor JA Dowdeswell
margin sediments using seismic records from
the Late Ordovician of Northern Africa.


Salinity minima in the Nordic and Arctic Seas: Professor GR Bigg
coupled climate anomalies?




Winter Coccolithophores in the Bering Sea?    Dr T Tyrrell




Ichthyostega revealed: anatomy,               Professor JA Clack
systematics, phylogeny, sedimentary and
faunal contexts, and its true place in
tetrapod origins.

Modelling nitrogen fluxes in tundra ecosys    Professor J Laybourn-Parry
on Svalbard (78o N)using 15 N-labelling of
snowpack & measure of natural isotopic
abund 18 O/16 O & 15N/14N
Latitudinal clines in physiological capacities   Professor LS Peck
and upper limits in Antarctic marine
invertebrates.


Representation of snow ablation processes        Professor JW Pomeroy
for land surface schemes




Palaeobiology of the white sea Ediacaran         Dr NJ Butterfield
Biota, NW Russia




Quantitative calibration of lake sediments as Professor R Thompson
climatic recorders of ice-cover duration




Modelling wind and buoyancy driven flow in Professor AJ Willmott
the mid-latitude and polar oceans.




Data assimilation of aerosol and chemical        Dr D Lary
constituents.




Quantifying role of snow in delivering           Professor K Jones
persistent organic pollutants (POPS) to a
northern catchment & understanding their
behaviour in the snow pack

Field and isotopic investigations of early Dr CRL Friend
Archaean rocks in west Greenland and their
bearing on early crustal genesis and the
evolution of continenta
Photochemical NOX production in polar         Dr EW Wolff
snow - controlling factors and quantification




Development of a global model growth and Dr AG Hirst
fecundity in marine planktonic copepods:
accounting for food availability.


Modelling the persistence of zooplankton in Dr GA Tarling
the Irish Sea using optimal vertical migration
patterns.


Kinetics and minor channel branching in key Dr D Rowley
atmospheric halogen reactions




Direct and plant-mediated responses of     Dr CH Robinson
biodiversity and ecosystem function of
decomposer fungi to nitrogen enrichment in
a High Arctic ecosystem

Scaled centrifuge modelling of periglacial     Professor C Harris
mass movement processes




Non-methane hydrocarbons and dimethyl          Professor AC Lewis
sulphide in the Arctic troposphere.




Controls upon the magnitude, timing and          Dr AJ Hodson
bioavailability of terrestrial nutrient delivery
to high Arctic fjords
Signals for nitrogen deposition load in mat-   Dr PD Crittenden
forming lichens




Stability of the Antarctic ice sheet: a        Professor AJ Payne
numerical analysis




Forecast and analysis of polar stratospheric Professor K Carslaw
clouds and cirrus for the NASA-SOLVE Arctic
ozone campaign


Multi-annual dynamics and mass balance of Professor T Murray
Svalbard glaciers




Procurement, installation and support for a Professor JA Dowdeswell
multibeam echo sounder on rss james clark
ross, the ice-strengthened scientific research
vessel

Temperature effects on the partitioning        Professor H Jones
between respiratory pathways in plants




Ice dynamics and runoff in High Arctic         Dr PW Nienow
glaciers and response to climate change




Laboratory, theoretical and modelling         Dr D Rowley
studies of gas phase peroxy radical reactions
affecting the UTLS HOx budget
Geometry and Dynamics of Large Ice Caps in Professor JA Dowdeswell
the Canadian High Arctic




Ice dynamics and mass flux of Arctic Ice Caps Professor DJ Wingham
and the Greenland Ice Sheet using satellite
radar interferometry


Polar microbial survival strategies         Professor J Laybourn-Parry




Novel approach to the determination of the Dr G Nickless
very volatile fluorinated compounds by
automated gas chromatography-mass
spectrometry

The global methane budget: constraints      Professor EG Nisbet
from the Atlantic sector




An investigation of the dynamics driving the Professor P Sammonds
responses of ice caps to climatic forcing




Measuring and modelling surface fluxes in   Professor S Mobbs
the marginal ice zone




Late Quaternary ice sheet dynamics in West Professor A Long
Greenland
Three-dimensional model studies for           Professor M Chipperfield
THESEO




Using permafrost dna to analyse the ice age Professor A Cooper
paleoecology of large mammals




Inter-hemispheric 14C offsets: temporal       Dr FG McCormac
variations




A general circulation model study of          Professor KP Shine
ozone/temperature interactions




Sea ice and oceanic vertical circulation      Dr S Bacon
(arcice)




The influence of ice and fresh water on the   Professor A Watson
Nordic Seas thermohaline circulation: a
study using SF6 and d18 0


Ancient DNA analysis of Beringian             Professor A Cooper
palaeoecology in the Late Pleistocene




An investigation of the dynamics driving the Professor JK Hart
responses of ice caps to climatic forcing
Measuring and modelling surface fluxes in     Dr MJ Yelland
the marginal ice zone




Measuring and modelling surface fluxes in     Dr JC King
the marginal ice zone




Novel noble gas isotope ratio analyser:     Mr PF Dennis
applications in hydrogeology, palaeoclimate
studies and oceanography


High resolution modelling of the Arctic sea   Dr DJ Webb
ice and ocean circulation




Multi-annual dynamics and mass balance of Professor T Murray
Svalbard glaciers




Geophysical and geological investigations of Professor JA Dowdeswell
sedimentation and ice-ocean variability on
arctic continental margins. (arcice)


Sea ice and oceanic vertical circulation      Professor P Wadhams
(arcice)




Understanding and improving the               Professor PJ Valdes
representation of Arctic land ice in
atmospheric GCMs
Multi-annual dynamics and mass balance of Professor T Murray
Svalbard glaciers




Multi-annual dynamics and mass balance of Professor T Murray
Svalbard glaciers




The hydrochemistry of runoff from large       Professor M Tranter
terrestrial ice masses on crystalline bedrock




Chemical weathering in the proglacial zone - Professor M Tranter
source or sink of CO2?




Arctic Ocean circulation and ice freeboard   Dr SW Laxon
through space-borne altimetry




Advective ecology of zooplankton in the      Dr GA Tarling
clyde sea area




High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder        Dr JJ Barnett
(HIRDLS)




Mechanisms of formation and palaeo-          Professor A Kemp
significance of Cretaceous diatomites
The use of cryomicroscopy to elucidate        Dr J G Day
modes of freeze-induced injury in protists




Ocean freezing: marrying theoretical,         Professor H Huppert
experimental and field studies




The role of halogens in stratospheric ozone   Dr D Rowley
chemistry




High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder         Dr JJ Barnett
(HIRDLS)




Atmospheric, oceanic and planetary physics Dr JJ Barnett
(hirdls)




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and Earth Science                          and Earth Science

National Oceanography Centre, Science and National Oceanography Centre, Science and          1-Apr-11
Technology                                Technology




University of Oxford, Earth Sciences        University of Oxford, Earth Sciences             1-Feb-11




Scottish Association For Marine Science,    Scottish Association For Marine Science,         1-Feb-11
Scottish Association For Marine Science     Scottish Association For Marine Science




SAHFOS, Research                            SAHFOS, Research                                 1-Feb-11




University of Liverpool, Oceans and         National Oceanography Centre, Science and        1-Feb-11
Ecosystems                                  Technology




Marine Biological Association, Marine       Marine Biological Association, Marine            1-Feb-11
Biology                                     Biology




University College London, Earth Sciences   University College London, Earth Sciences         1-Jan-11
Swansea University, School of the              Swansea University, School of the              1-Jan-11
Environment and Society                        Environment and Society




University of Leeds, School of Earth and       University of Leeds, School of Earth and       1-Nov-10
Environment                                    Environment




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NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science         NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science         1-Nov-10
Programmes                                     Programmes




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &           STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &           1-Oct-10
Technology (SSTD)                              Technology (SSTD)




Scottish Association For Marine Science,       Scottish Association For Marine Science,       1-Oct-10
Scottish Association For Marine Science        Contracts Office




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   1-Oct-10




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences       1-Oct-10
University of Essex, Biological Sciences       University of Essex, Biological Sciences       1-Oct-10




University of East Anglia, Environmental       University of East Anglia, Environmental       1-Oct-10
Sciences                                       Sciences




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   1-Oct-10




Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth           Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth           1-Oct-10
Marine Lab                                     Marine Lab




National Oceanography Centre, Science and National Oceanography Centre, Science and           1-Oct-10
Technology                                Technology




University of Cambridge, Scott Polar           University of Cambridge, Scott Polar           1-Oct-10
Research Institute                             Research Institute




University of East Anglia, Environmental       University of East Anglia, Environmental       1-Oct-10
Sciences                                       Sciences




University of Oxford, Earth Sciences           University of Oxford, Earth Sciences           1-Oct-10
University of Southampton, School of Ocean University of Southampton, School of Ocean         1-Oct-10
and Earth Science                          and Earth Science




Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography     Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography       1-Oct-10
and Earth Sciences                            and Earth Sciences




Imperial College London, School of Public     Imperial College London, School of Public       1-Oct-10
Health                                        Health




University College London, Electronic and     University College London, Electronic and       6-Sep-10
Electrical Engineering                        Electrical Engineering




Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean   1-Sep-10
Sciences                                      Sciences




Northumbria University , Sch of Built and     Northumbria University , Geography and          1-Sep-10
Natural Environment                           Environmental Management




Durham University, Biological and             Durham University, Biological and               1-Sep-10
Biomedical Sciences                           Biomedical Sciences




Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences      Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences        1-Sep-10
University of Southampton, School of Ocean University of Southampton, School of Ocean         1-Sep-10
and Earth Science                          and Earth Science




University of Sheffield, Geography             University of Sheffield, Geography             1-Sep-10




Plymouth Marine Laboratory, CASIX              Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth           1-Sep-10
                                               Marine Lab




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences       1-Sep-10




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   1-Sep-10




University of Portsmouth, Sch of Earth &       University of Portsmouth, Sch of Earth &       1-Aug-10
Environmental Sciences                         Environmental Sciences




University of Leeds, School of Earth and       University of Leeds, School of Earth and       1-Aug-10
Environment                                    Environment




University of St Andrews, Geography and        University of St Andrews, Geography and        1-Aug-10
Geosciences                                    Geosciences
University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences        University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences        1-Aug-10




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Jul-10




University of Edinburgh, School of             University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences     1-Jul-10
Geosciences




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences       20-Jun-10




NERC British Geological Survey, NERC           NERC British Geological Survey, NERC           14-Jun-10
Isotope Geosciences Laboratory                 Isotope Geosciences Laboratory




Imperial College London, Dept of Physics       Imperial College London, Dept of Physics       10-Jun-10




Swansea University, School of the              Swansea University, School of the               1-Jun-10
Environment and Society                        Environment and Society




Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth          Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth           1-Jun-10
Sciences                                       Sciences
Centre for Env Fisheries Aqua Sci CEFAS,       Centre for Env Fisheries Aqua Sci CEFAS,            1-Jun-10
CEFAS Lowestoft Laboratory                     CEFAS Lowestoft Laboratory




University of Bath, Electronic & Electrical Eng University of Bath, Electronic & Electrical Eng   17-May-10




Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and    Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and         1-May-10
Geosciences                                    Geosciences




University of Reading, Environmental           University of Reading, Environmental                1-May-10
Systems Science Centre                         Systems Science Centre




University of Leeds, School of Earth and       University of Leeds, School of Earth and            1-May-10
Environment                                    Environment




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &           STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &                9-Apr-10
Technology (SSTD)                              Technology (SSTD)




National Oceanography Centre, Science and National Oceanography Centre, Science and                8-Apr-10
Technology                                Technology




University of St Andrews, Biology              University of St Andrews, Biology                   1-Apr-10
University of St Andrews, Geography and       University of St Andrews, Geography and           1-Apr-10
Geosciences                                   Geosciences




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences         1-Apr-10




University of Aberdeen, School of             University of Aberdeen, School of                 1-Apr-10
Geosciences                                   Geosciences




Swansea University, School of the             Swansea University, School of the                 1-Apr-10
Environment and Society                       Environment and Society




University of Southampton, School of          University of Southampton, School of              1-Apr-10
Geography                                     Geography




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science        NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science            1-Apr-10
Programmes                                    Programmes




NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,        NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,            1-Apr-10
Harding                                       Harding




University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and   1-Apr-10
Environmental Sci                              Environmental Sci
Open University, Earth and Environmental    Open University, Earth and Environmental       1-Apr-10
Sciences                                    Sciences




University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography,    1-Apr-10
Earth & Env Sciences                        Earth & Env Sciences




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Hazards and Systems                         Hazards and Systems




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science      NERC British Antarctic Survey, Physical       16-Feb-10
Programmes                                  Sciences




University of Liverpool, Earth's Interior   University of Liverpool, Earth's Changing     15-Feb-10
Dynamics                                    Environment




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University of Nottingham, Sch of Geography University of Nottingham, Sch of Geography     11-Feb-10




University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences     University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences        5-Feb-10
Scottish Association For Marine Science,    Scottish Association For Marine Science,      1-Feb-10
Scottish Association For Marine Science     Scottish Association For Marine Science




University of Strathclyde, Mechanical       University of Strathclyde, Mechanical         1-Feb-10
Engineering                                 Engineering




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences   1-Feb-10




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &        STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &          1-Feb-10
Technology (SSTD)                           Technology (SSTD)




Northumbria University , Sch of Applied     Northumbria University , Sch of Applied       1-Feb-10
Sciences                                    Sciences




University of Leicester, Geology            University of Leicester, Geology              14-Jan-10




Scottish Association For Marine Science,    Scottish Association For Marine Science,       7-Jan-10
Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory              Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory




University of St Andrews, Geography and     University of St Andrews, Geography and        4-Jan-10
Geosciences                                 Geosciences
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Engineering                                   Engineering




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University College London, Geography          University College London, Geography               1-Jan-10




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Environmental Sci                              Environmental Sci




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science        NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science            1-Nov-09
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University of Reading, Meteorology            University of Reading, Meteorology                19-Oct-09
NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science      NERC British Antarctic Survey, Geological    1-Oct-09
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University of Cambridge, Geography          University of Cambridge, Geography           1-Sep-09




University of Leeds, School of Earth and    University of Leeds, School of Earth and     1-Sep-09
Environment                                 Environment




University of St Andrews, Geography and     University of St Andrews, Geography and      1-Sep-09
Geosciences                                 Geosciences




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Environment and Society                     Environment and Society
University of Cambridge, Scott Polar          University of Cambridge, Scott Polar            28-Aug-09
Research Institute                            Research Institute




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Environment                                   Environment




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Earth Sciences                                Engineering




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Environment and Society                       Environment and Society




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Environment and Society                       Environment and Society




National Oceanography Centre, Science and National Oceanography Centre, Science and         28-May-09
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Biological and Chemical Sciences              Biological and Chemical Sciences




University of Oxford, Earth Sciences          University of Oxford, Earth Sciences           1-May-09




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Atmospheric and Env Sciences                   Atmospheric and Env Sciences




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Earth & Env Sciences                        Earth & Env Sciences




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University of Aberdeen, School of            University of Aberdeen, School of             5-Jan-09
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Medical School                                Environment and Society




University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences      University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences       1-Jan-09




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University of Oxford, Oxford Physics         University of Oxford, Oxford Physics          1-Jan-09




Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences     Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences     1-Dec-08




Scottish Association For Marine Science,     Scottish Association For Marine Science,     31-Oct-08
Scottish Association For Marine Science      Scottish Association For Marine Science




Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth        Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth         1-Oct-08
Sciences                                     Sciences
University of Exeter, Biosciences              University of Exeter, Biosciences              1-Oct-08




Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth          Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth          1-Oct-08
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Environment                                    Environment




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University of Leeds, School of Earth and     University of Leeds, School of Earth and    1-Oct-08
Environment                                  Environment




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and Earth Science                          and Earth Science




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Scottish Association For Marine Science,     Scottish Association For Marine Science,    1-Sep-08
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Swansea University, School of the            Swansea University, School of the           1-Aug-08
Environment and Society                      Environment and Society




Durham University, Biological and            Durham University, Biological and            1-Jul-08
Biomedical Sciences                          Biomedical Sciences
University of Nottingham, Sch of Biosciences University of Nottingham, Sch of Biosciences    1-Jul-08




Bangor University, Sch of Environment and    Bangor University, Sch of Environment and      28-Jun-08
Natural Resources                            Natural Resources




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science       NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science          1-Jun-08
Programmes                                   Programmes




University of St Andrews, Biology            University of St Andrews, Biology              1-May-08




Swansea University, School of the            Swansea University, School of the              1-May-08
Environment and Society                      Environment and Society




University of Reading, Meteorology           University of Reading, Meteorology             1-Apr-08




University of Oxford, Earth Sciences         STFC - Laboratories, Photon Science            1-Apr-08




University of Southampton, School of Ocean University of Southampton, School of Ocean       1-Apr-08
and Earth Science                          and Earth Science
University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences   University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences       1-Apr-08




University of Oxford, Earth Sciences      University of Leeds, School of Earth and      1-Apr-08
                                          Environment




University of Plymouth, Sch of Marine     University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean    1-Apr-08
Science & Engineering                     and Environment




University of Oxford, Earth Sciences      Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences      1-Apr-08




University of Dundee, Civil Engineering   University of Dundee, Civil Engineering       1-Apr-08




University of Oxford, Earth Sciences      University of Oxford, Earth Sciences          1-Apr-08




University of Cambridge, Scott Polar      University of Cambridge, Scott Polar         19-Mar-08
Research Institute                        Research Institute




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science    NERC British Antarctic Survey, Physical       5-Mar-08
Programmes                                Sciences
University College London, Earth Sciences     University of Reading, Environmental          1-Mar-08
                                              Systems Science Centre




Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and   Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and   1-Mar-08
Geosciences                                   Geosciences




Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and   Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and   20-Feb-08
Geosciences                                   Geosciences




University of Leeds, School of Earth and      University of Leeds, School of Earth and       1-Feb-08
Environment                                   Environment




Geomar Research Centre, UNLISTED              University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography,    1-Jan-08
                                              Earth & Env Sciences




University of St Andrews, Biology             University of St Andrews, Biology              1-Jan-08




University College London, Earth Sciences     Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences      15-Nov-07




University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry         University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry         31-Oct-07
University College London, Earth Sciences      University College London, Earth Sciences      15-Oct-07




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Oct-07




Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Lancaster University, Environmental Science        1-Sep-07
Centre




University of Leeds, School of Earth and       University of Leeds, School of Earth and       20-Aug-07
Environment                                    Environment




University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry          The University of Manchester, Earth             30-Jul-07
                                               Atmospheric and Env Sciences




University College London, Earth Sciences      NERC British Antarctic Survey, Physical         30-Jul-07
                                               Sciences




Durham University, Geography                   Durham University, Geography                     2-Jul-07




Scottish Association For Marine Science,       Scottish Association For Marine Science,       21-Jun-07
Scottish Association For Marine Science        Scottish Association For Marine Science
University of Liverpool, Earth's Interior       University of Liverpool, Earth's Changing     20-Jun-07
Dynamics                                        Environment




University of Sheffield, Civil and Structural   Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment    1-Jun-07
Engineering                                     Centre




University of Southampton, School of Ocean University of Southampton, School of Ocean          1-Jun-07
and Earth Science                          and Earth Science




University College London, Earth Sciences       Scottish Association For Marine Science,       1-Jun-07
                                                Scottish Association For Marine Science




University College London, Earth Sciences       National Oceanography Centre, Science and      1-Jun-07
                                                Technology




University College London, Earth Sciences       University College London, Mullard Space       1-Jun-07
                                                Science Laboratory




University of York, Chemistry                   The University of Manchester, Earth           10-Apr-07
                                                Atmospheric and Env Sciences




University of Bristol, Earth Sciences           University of Bristol, Earth Sciences          5-Apr-07
University of Sheffield, Civil and Structural   University of Sheffield, Civil and Structural    1-Apr-07
Engineering                                     Engineering




Humboldt University Berlin, Humboldt            University of Leeds, Inst of Integrative &       1-Apr-07
University Berlin                               Comparative Biolog




University of York, Chemistry                   University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry            1-Apr-07




University of York, Chemistry                   University of York, Chemistry                   29-Mar-07




University of York, Chemistry                   NERC British Antarctic Survey, Physical         19-Mar-07
                                                Sciences




University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean           1-Mar-07
Environ Sciences                            and Environment




University of Bristol, Earth Sciences           University of Bristol, Earth Sciences            1-Mar-07




University of East Anglia, Environmental        University of East Anglia, Environmental         1-Mar-07
Sciences                                        Sciences
University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry       University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry           1-Feb-07




Durham University, Geography                University of Cambridge, Scott Polar            1-Feb-07
                                            Research Institute




University of Oxford, Smith School of       University of Oxford, Engineering Science       1-Jan-07
Enterprise and the Env




Geomar Research Centre, UNLISTED            Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth           1-Jan-07
                                            Sciences




Durham University, Geography                Durham University, Geography                    1-Dec-06




University of Sheffield, Geography          University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute    1-Dec-06




University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean     28-Nov-06
Environ Sciences                            and Environment




University of East Anglia, Environmental    University of East Anglia, Environmental       15-Nov-06
Sciences                                    Sciences
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University College London, Geography        1-Nov-06




University of Reading, Environmental       University of Southampton, School of Ocean    1-Oct-06
Systems Science Centre                     and Earth Science




University of Sheffield, Geography         University of Sheffield, Geography           14-Sep-06




University of Leeds, School of Earth and   University of Leeds, School of Earth and      1-Sep-06
Environment                                Environment




University of Cambridge, Geography         University of Cambridge, Geography            1-Sep-06




University of Southampton, School of       University of Southampton, School of         1-Aug-06
Geography                                  Geography




University of East Anglia, Environmental   University of Reading, Meteorology           1-Aug-06
Sciences




University of Essex, Biological Sciences   University of Essex, Biological Sciences       1-Jul-06
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences Durham University, Biological and              1-Jul-06
                                            Biomedical Sciences




University of Leeds, School of Earth and      NERC British Antarctic Survey, Physical     6-Jun-06
Environment                                   Sciences




University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences       University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences     5-Jun-06




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant     1-Jun-06
                                            Sciences




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University of Stirling, Biological and        1-Jun-06
                                            Environmental Sciences




Scottish Association For Marine Science,      Scottish Association For Marine Science,   29-May-06
Scottish Association For Marine Science       Scottish Association for Marine Science




Pennsylvania State University, Biology        University of Oxford, Zoology               1-May-06




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University of York, Biology                   1-May-06
University of Leeds, School of Earth and       University of Leeds, School of Earth and      1-May-06
Environment                                    Environment




University of Leeds, Sch of Geography          University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant     1-May-06
                                               Sciences




University of Southampton, School of Ocean University of Southampton, School of Ocean        26-Apr-06
and Earth Science                          and Earth Science




University of Reading, Environmental           University of St Andrews, Physics and         19-Apr-06
Systems Science Centre                         Astronomy




University of Ottawa, Earth Sciences           Durham University, Earth Sciences              1-Apr-06




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   Aberystwyth University, Inst of Biological,   10-Mar-06
                                               Environ & Rural Sci




Swansea University, School of the              Swansea University, Geography                 27-Feb-06
Environment and Society




University of Reading, Meteorology             University of Reading, Meteorology             6-Feb-06
University of Edinburgh, Inst of Evolutionary University of Edinburgh, Inst of Evolutionary      1-Feb-06
Biology                                       Biology




National Oceanography Centre, Science and National Oceanography Centre, NERC                    24-Jan-06
Technology                                Strategic Research Division




University of Leeds, School of Earth and      University of Leeds, School of Earth and           3-Jan-06
Environment                                   Environment




University of Cambridge, Chemistry            University of Cambridge, Chemistry                 1-Jan-06




Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Biological    Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Biological        14-Nov-05
Sciences                                      Sciences




University College London, Civil              University College London, Civil                   7-Nov-05
Environmental and Geomatic Eng                Environmental and Geomatic Eng




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &          Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth               1-Nov-05
Technology (SSTD)                             Marine Lab




University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and   24-Oct-05
Environmental Sci                              Environmental Sci
STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &        Imperial College London, Dept of Physics       10-Oct-05
Technology (SSTD)




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &        STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &           10-Oct-05
Technology (SSTD)                           Technology (SSTD)




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &        Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory,              3-Oct-05
Technology (SSTD)                           Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory




University of Sheffield, Geography          University of Sheffield, Geography              1-Oct-05




University College London, Earth Sciences   University College London, Earth Sciences       1-Oct-05




Swansea University, School of the           University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Oct-05
Environment and Society




University of East Anglia, Environmental    University of East Anglia, Environmental        1-Oct-05
Sciences                                    Sciences




University of Plymouth, Sch of Geog Earth & University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean     27-Sep-05
Environ Sciences                            and Environment
National Oceanography Centre, Science and University of East Anglia, Mathematics             26-Sep-05
Technology




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &          National Oceanography Centre, NERC             12-Sep-05
Technology (SSTD)                             Strategic Research Division




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &          STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &            1-Sep-05
Technology (SSTD)                             Technology (SSTD)




University of Reading, Environmental          University of Reading, Environmental            1-Sep-05
Systems Science Centre                        Systems Science Centre




National Oceanography Centre, Science and University College London, Mullard Space           1-Aug-05
Technology                                Science Laboratory




Swansea University, School of the             Swansea University, Biological Sciences          1-Jul-05
Environment and Society




University of St Andrews, Geography and       University of St Andrews, Geography and        13-Jun-05
Geosciences                                   Geosciences




University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and University of Aberdeen, Biological Sciences    1-Jun-05
Environmental Sci
University of St Andrews, Geography and     University of St Andrews, Geography and    1-Jun-05
Geosciences                                 Geosciences




Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography   Swansea University, Geography             1-May-05
and Earth Sciences




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Corporate    NERC British Antarctic Survey, UNLISTED   30-Apr-05
Services




National Oceanography Centre, Science and National Oceanography Centre, NERC          12-Apr-05
Technology                                Strategic Research Division




National Oceanography Centre, Science and Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory,           1-Apr-05
Technology                                Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &        STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &      10-Mar-05
Technology (SSTD)                           Technology (SSTD)




National Oceanography Centre, Science and National Oceanography Centre, NERC           9-Feb-05
Technology                                Strategic Research Division




University of Cambridge, Scott Polar        University of Cambridge, Scott Polar       4-Feb-05
Research Institute                          Research Institute
University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences      University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences      1-Feb-05




University of Leeds, Inst of Integrative &   University of Leeds, Inst of Integrative &   1-Feb-05
Comparative Biolog                           Comparative Biolog




University of Leeds, Inst of Integrative &   University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant    1-Feb-05
Comparative Biolog                           Sciences




University of Liverpool, Sch of Biological   University of Liverpool, Sch of Biological   15-Jan-05
Sciences                                     Sciences




University of East Anglia, Environmental     University of East Anglia, Environmental      4-Jan-05
Sciences                                     Sciences




University of Oxford, Oxford Physics         University of Reading, Meteorology            1-Jan-05




University of St Andrews, Geography and      University of St Andrews, Geography and       1-Jan-05
Geosciences                                  Geosciences




National Oceanography Centre, Science and Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory,              8-Dec-04
Technology                                Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
Swansea University, School of the              Newcastle University, Civil Engineering and    1-Nov-04
Environment and Society                        Geosciences




University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences        University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences         1-Oct-04




University of Essex, Biological Sciences       University of East Anglia, Environmental        1-Oct-04
                                               Sciences




Plymouth Marine Laboratory, CASIX              Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth            1-Oct-04
                                               Marine Lab




Swansea University, School of the              Swansea University, Geography                   1-Oct-04
Environment and Society




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Sep-04




Scottish Universities Env Research Cen,        Scottish Universities Env Research Cen,        15-Aug-04
SUERC                                          UNLISTED




University of Oxford, Earth Sciences           Open University, Earth and Environmental        1-Aug-04
                                               Sciences
University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences       University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences           15-Jul-04




Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean      1-Jul-04
Sciences                                      Sciences




University of Reading, Meteorology            National Oceanography Centre, NERC                 1-Jul-04
                                              Strategic Research Division




University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and   1-Jun-04
Environmental Sci                              Environmental Sci




Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Lancaster University, Biological Sciences           1-Jun-04
Centre




University of St Andrews, Biology             University of St Andrews, Biology                 1-May-04




Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography     University of Bristol, Earth Sciences             1-Apr-04
and Earth Sciences




Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography     Aberystwyth University, Centre for                1-Apr-04
and Earth Sciences                            Glaciology (IGES)
Durham University, Geography                 University of Reading, Geography             23-Mar-04




Pennsylvania State University, Biology       University of Oxford, Zoology                 8-Mar-04




Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography    University of Leeds, Sch of Geography         1-Mar-04
and Earth Sciences




University College London, Chemistry         University College London, Chemistry          1-Feb-04




University of Reading, Meteorology           University of East Anglia, Mathematics       19-Jan-04




Bangor University, Sch of Biological Sciences Bangor University, Inst of Environmental     1-Jan-04
                                              Science




Imperial College London, Department of       Imperial College London, Earth Science and    1-Jan-04
Earth Sciences                               Engineering




University of Reading, Meteorology           University of Reading, Meteorology            1-Jan-04
National Oceanography Centre, Science and National Oceanography Centre, NERC          5-Dec-03
Technology                                Strategic Research Division




Pennsylvania State University, Biology    University of Oxford, Zoology               1-Dec-03




University of Oxford, Earth Sciences      University of Oxford, Earth Sciences        1-Nov-03




National Oceanography Centre, Science and Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory,          13-Oct-03
Technology                                UNLISTED




National Oceanography Centre, Science and Keele University, Computer Science and       1-Oct-03
Technology                                Mathematics




University of Reading, Meteorology        University of Reading, Meteorology           1-Oct-03




Swansea University, School of the         Swansea University, Biological Sciences     25-Sep-03
Environment and Society




The University of Manchester, Mathematics The University of Manchester, Mathematics    1-Sep-03
University of Reading, Meteorology             NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,          1-Sep-03
                                               NERC CEH - Wallingford




University of East Anglia, Environmental       University of East Anglia, Environmental       22-Aug-03
Sciences                                       Sciences




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    4-Aug-03




University of St Andrews, Mathematics and      University of St Andrews, Mathematics and       1-Aug-03
Statistics                                     Statistics




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Aug-03




University of East Anglia, Environmental       University of East Anglia, Environmental        1-Aug-03
Sciences                                       Sciences




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science         NERC British Antarctic Survey, NERC BAS -       21-Jul-03
Programmes                                     Cambridge




University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and           1-Jul-03
Theoretical Physics                        Theoretical Physics
University of Southampton, School of Ocean University of Southampton, School of Ocean    1-Jul-03
and Earth Science                          and Earth Science




University of East Anglia, Environmental   University of East Anglia, Environmental     9-Jun-03
Sciences                                   Sciences




University of St Andrews, Biology          University of St Andrews, Biology            1-Jun-03




University College London, Geography       University College London, Geography         1-May-03




Midland Valley Exploration Ltd,            Kingston University, Sch of Geography        1-Apr-03
Headquarters                               Geology & Environment




University of Cambridge, Scott Polar       University of Glasgow, School of             1-Dec-02
Research Institute                         Geographical & Earth Sciences




Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth      King's College London, Chemistry             1-Oct-02
Sciences




University of Bristol, Chemistry           University of Birmingham, School of          1-Oct-02
                                           Chemistry
University of York, Chemistry               University of York, Chemistry               1-Oct-02




Pennsylvania State University, Biology      University of Oxford, Zoology               1-Oct-02




Durham University, Biological and           NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,      1-Sep-02
Biomedical Sciences                         NERC CEH - Wallingford




Durham University, Biological and           Durham University, Biological and           1-Sep-02
Biomedical Sciences                         Biomedical Sciences




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography   1-Sep-02
                                            and Earth Sciences




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &        STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &        1-Aug-02
Technology (SSTD)                           Technology (SSTD)




University of Reading, Environmental        University of Reading, Environmental        1-Jun-02
Systems Science Centre                      Systems Science Centre




NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,      NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,      1-Jun-02
Harding                                     NERC CEH - Wallingford
University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Reading, Meteorology         27-May-02




Swansea University, Biological Sciences        Swansea University, Biological Sciences     1-May-02




Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean   24-Apr-02
InstitutdeCiencia i TecnologiaAmbientals  Sciences




University of Reading, Environmental           The University of Manchester, Manchester    1-Apr-02
Systems Science Centre                         Computing




University of Reading, Environmental           STFC - Laboratories, e-Science Centre -     1-Apr-02
Systems Science Centre                         Daresbury




University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and      1-Apr-02
Theoretical Physics                        Theoretical Physics




University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry          University of East Anglia, Environmental   15-Mar-02
                                               Sciences




Swansea University, School of the              Swansea University, Biological Sciences    12-Mar-02
Environment and Society
University of Reading, Environmental          University of Southampton, National             12-Mar-02
Systems Science Centre                        Oceanography Centre Southampton




University of Oxford, Oxford Physics          STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &             9-Mar-02
                                              Technology (SSTD)




University of Southampton, School of Ocean University of Southampton, National                 1-Mar-02
and Earth Science                          Oceanography Centre Southampton




University of Reading, Environmental          Imperial College London, Earth Science and       1-Jan-02
Systems Science Centre                        Engineering




University of Sussex, Sch of Global Studies   University of Sussex, Biology and                1-Jan-02
                                              Environmental Science




National Oceanography Centre, Science and University of Southampton, National                 22-Nov-01
Technology                                Oceanography Centre Southampton




University of Leeds, School of Earth and      University of Leeds, School of Earth and         5-Nov-01
Environment                                   Environment




Bangor University, Sch of Biological Sciences Bangor University, Sch of Biological Sciences    1-Nov-01
University of Reading, Environmental           University of Reading, Environmental           15-Oct-01
Systems Science Centre                         Systems Science Centre




University of Oxford, Oxford Chemistry         University of Oxford, Oxford Chemistry          1-Oct-01




University of Southampton, School of           University of Southampton, School of            1-Oct-01
Chemistry                                      Chemistry




Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen,           Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth          12-Sep-01
UNLISTED                                       Sciences




University of Southampton, School of           University of Bristol, Chemistry                1-Sep-01
Chemistry




University College London, Earth Sciences      University College London, Mullard Space       20-Aug-01
                                               Science Laboratory




National Oceanography Centre, Science and University of Southampton, National                  1-Aug-01
Technology                                Oceanography Centre Southampton




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    20-Jul-01
University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology       University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology        2-Jul-01




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Jul-01




University of Cambridge, Chemistry             University of Cambridge, Chemistry              1-Jul-01




University of St Andrews, Biology              University of St Andrews, Biology               1-Jul-01




STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &           STFC - Laboratories, Space Science &            1-Jul-01
Technology (SSTD)                              Technology (SSTD)




University College London, Earth Sciences      University College London, Earth Sciences      11-Jun-01




Bangor University, Sch of Environment and      Bangor University, Inst of Environmental       1-May-01
Natural Resources                              Science




University College London, Geography           University College London, Geography           1-Apr-01
University of East Anglia, Environmental       University of East Anglia, Environmental       15-Mar-01
Sciences                                       Sciences




University of Cambridge, Zoology               The Natural History Museum, Palaeontology       1-Mar-01




University of Bristol, Chemistry               University of Bristol, Chemistry               19-Feb-01




University of Cambridge, Scott Polar           University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Feb-01
Research Institute




University of Sheffield, Geography             University of East Anglia, Environmental        1-Feb-01
                                               Sciences




University of Southampton, School of Ocean University of Southampton, School of Ocean          8-Jan-01
and Earth Science                          and Earth Science




University of Cambridge, Zoology               University of Cambridge, Zoology                1-Dec-00




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Nottingham, Sch of Biosciences    1-Dec-00
NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science      NERC British Antarctic Survey, NERC BAS -      1-Dec-00
Programmes                                  Cambridge




University of Saskatchewan, Geography       Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography     1-Nov-00
                                            and Earth Sciences




University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences     University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences        1-Oct-00




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Mathematics University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences    1-Oct-00




National Oceanography Centre, Science and Keele University, Computer Science and           1-Sep-00
Technology                                Mathematics




University of Cambridge, Chemistry          University of Cambridge, Chemistry            21-Aug-00




Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment    1-Aug-00
Centre                                      Centre




Oxford Brookes University, Geology          Oxford Brookes University, Sch of Life          1-Jul-00
                                            Sciences
NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science        NERC British Antarctic Survey, NERC BAS -       7-May-00
Programmes                                    Cambridge




Queen Mary, University of London, Sch of      Heriot-Watt University, Sch of Life Sciences    1-May-00
Biological and Chemical Sciences




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science        Scottish Association For Marine Science,        1-May-00
Programmes                                    Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory




University College London, Chemistry          University College London, Chemistry            1-May-00




The University of Manchester, Earth           King's College London, Life Sciences             1-Apr-00
Atmospheric and Env Sciences




Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean   1-Mar-00
Sciences                                      Sciences




University of York, Chemistry                 University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry           23-Feb-00




University of Sheffield, Geography            University of Sheffield, Geography               1-Feb-00
University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology       University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology        1-Jan-00




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Southampton, School of           16-Nov-99
                                               Geography




University of Leeds, School of Earth and       University of Leeds, School of Earth and        5-Nov-99
Environment                                    Environment




Swansea University, School of the              Swansea University, Geography                   1-Nov-99
Environment and Society




University of Cambridge, Scott Polar           University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Nov-99
Research Institute




University of Dundee, Sch of Life Sciences     University of Dundee, Sch of Life Sciences     18-Oct-99




University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences University of Glasgow, School of                   1-Oct-99
                                            Geographical & Earth Sciences




University College London, Chemistry           University College London, Chemistry           20-Sep-99
University of Cambridge, Scott Polar           University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Sep-99
Research Institute




University College London, Mullard Space       University College London, Mullard Space        1-Sep-99
Science Laboratory                             Science Laboratory




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Nottingham, Sch of Biosciences    1-Aug-99




University of Bristol, Chemistry               University of Bristol, Chemistry                 1-Jul-99




Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth          Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth            1-Jul-99
Sciences                                       Sciences




University College London, Earth Sciences      University College London, Earth Sciences       1-Jun-99




University of Leeds, School of Earth and       University of Leeds, School of Earth and       31-May-99
Environment                                    Environment




Durham University, Geography                   Durham University, Geography                    1-May-99
University of Leeds, School of Earth and    University of Leeds, School of Earth and    1-Apr-99
Environment                                 Environment




University of Adelaide, School of Earth &   University of Oxford, Biological            1-Apr-99
Environmental Sciences                      Anthropology




Queen's University of Belfast, Geography    Queen's University of Belfast, Geography    1-Apr-99
Archaeology and Palaeoecology               Archaeology and Palaeoecology




University of Reading, Meteorology          University of Reading, Meteorology          1-Apr-99




National Oceanography Centre, Science and University of Southampton, School of Ocean   24-Mar-99
Technology                                and Earth Science




University of East Anglia, Environmental    University of East Anglia, Environmental   22-Mar-99
Sciences                                    Sciences




University of Adelaide, School of Earth &   University of Oxford, Biological           15-Mar-99
Environmental Sciences                      Anthropology




University of Southampton, School of        University of Southampton, School of       15-Mar-99
Geography                                   Geography
National Oceanography Centre, Science and University of Southampton, School of Ocean            19-Feb-99
Technology                                and Earth Science




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science         NERC British Antarctic Survey, NERC BAS -         1-Feb-99
Programmes                                     Cambridge




University of East Anglia, Environmental       University of East Anglia, Biological Sciences    1-Feb-99
Sciences




National Oceanography Centre, Science and University of Southampton, School of Ocean             1-Feb-99
Technology                                and Earth Science




Swansea University, School of the              Aberystwyth University, Inst of Geography        18-Jan-99
Environment and Society                        and Earth Sciences




University of Cambridge, Scott Polar           University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences     15-Jan-99
Research Institute




University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and University of Cambridge, Geography                    1-Jan-99
Theoretical Physics




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Reading, Meteorology                1-Jan-99
Swansea University, School of the              University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Jan-99
Environment and Society




Swansea University, School of the              University of Leeds, Sch of Geography           1-Jan-99
Environment and Society




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences    1-Jan-99




University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences   1-Dec-98




University College London, Earth Sciences      University College London, Mullard Space       1-Nov-98
                                               Science Laboratory




NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science         Scottish Association For Marine Science,       30-Sep-98
Programmes                                     Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory




University of Oxford, Oxford Physics           University of Oxford, Oxford Physics            1-Apr-98




University of Southampton, School of Ocean University of Southampton, School of Ocean          1-Feb-98
and Earth Science                          and Earth Science
Scottish Association For Marine Science,   NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,        1-Oct-97
Scottish Association For Marine Science    NERC CEH - Windermere




University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and   21-Jun-97
Theoretical Physics                        Theoretical Physics




University College London, Chemistry       University College London, Chemistry         1-Sep-96




University of Oxford, Oxford Physics       University of Oxford, Oxford Physics         1-Nov-95




University of Oxford, Oxford Physics       University of Oxford, Oxford Physics          1-Jun-91
                                                              Split Award
End Date        Abstract                                      (Y/N)         Total Value UK £
     31-Mar-13 Along the western margin of Spitsbergen,       Y - Lead               148,716
                where the northern extension of Gulf Stream
                system conveys warm Atlantic water into
                Along the Ocean, hundreds of plumes of
     31-Mar-13 the Arctic western margin of Spitsbergen,      Y                     363,785
                where the northern extension of Gulf Stream
                system conveys warm Atlantic water into
                the Arctic Ocean, hundreds of plumes of
                bubbles of methane gas were discovered in
      31-Jan-14 The burning of fossil fuels is releasing vast Y                      63,281
                quantities of extra carbon dioxide to the
                Earth's atmosphere. Much of this stays in
                the atmosphere, raising CO2 levels, but
                much also leaves the atmosphere after a
      31-Jan-14 See lead proposal                             Y                      73,804




      31-Jan-14 see lead proposal                            Y                       75,116




      31-Jan-14 See lead proposal.                           Y                       78,725




      31-Jan-14 See lead proposal                            Y                      149,685




     31-Dec-13 The Earth is currently undergoing the largest N                      299,945
               climate experiment in history. Our climate
               system is in a state of change and the most
               dramatic sign of that change is the shrinking
               of the Arctic sea ice cover. As ice melts, less
31-Dec-13 Our work brings together two important           N          881,354
           areas of science and engineering: wireless
           communications technology and glaciology.
           Using innovative techniques currently being
           developed for wireless communications to
 31-Oct-13 This project will quantify the impacts of       N          321,203
           processes that control export of pollution
           from Europe on air quality, climate and
           ecosystems. These processes currently lack
           observational constraint, and our
 31-Oct-13 By modifying the amount of solar radiation      Y - Lead   324,216
           absorbed at the land surface, bright snow
           and dark forests have strong influences on
           weather and climate; either a decrease in
           snow cover or an increase in forest cover,
 31-Oct-13 The main objective of the proposed work is      N          542,718
           to design and build low-cost pole-based GPS
           sensors, called "Javelins", that can be
           installed on the surface of a glacier by
           airdropping them from an aircraft. The
30-Sep-11 This aim of this project is to develop a         N           81,220
           miniaturised Fourier transform
           spectrometer, known as a Static Imaging
           Fourier Transform Spectrometer (SIFTS). This
           instrument utilises a simple optical
31-Mar-12 The Arctic is changing rapidly. One of the       N           62,631
           clearest changes is a reduction in the extent
           and thickness of summer sea ice. The loss of
           ice is predicted to increase in the coming
           years as a consequence of climatic warming.
30-Sep-13 The 1.7 million km2 Greenland Ice Sheet is       Y           16,173
           divided into a series of major drainage
           basins, each typically about 50-100,000 km2
           in area. Most of these basins drain into the
           marine waters of fjord systems via relatively
30-Sep-13 The 1.7 million km2 Greenland Ice Sheet is       Y           56,093
           divided into a series of major drainage
           basins, each typically about 50-100,000 km2
           in area. Most of these basins drain into the
           marine waters of fjord systems via relatively
30-Sep-13 See Lead Proposal                               Y           90,832




30-Sep-13 See lead proposal (NOCS).                       Y           98,958




30-Sep-13 Oceans represent 70% of Earth's surface,        Y - Lead   223,493
          supporting vast biodiversity and providing
          major food resources for humankind. Since
          the industrial revolution, the oceans have
          restricted the extent of global warming by
30-Sep-13 See lead proposal                               Y          516,654




30-Sep-13 The burning of fossil fuels is releasing vast   Y          576,052
          quantities of extra carbon dioxide to the
          Earth's atmosphere. Much of this stays in
          the atmosphere, raising CO2 levels, but
          much also leaves the atmosphere after a
30-Sep-13 The 1.7 million km2 Greenland Ice Sheet is      Y - Lead   834,814
          divided into a series of major drainage
          basins, each typically about 50-100,000 km2
          in area. Most of these basins drain into the
          marine waters of fjord systems via relatively
31-Mar-14 We propose a programme of observations,         Y - Lead   228,817
          combined with analysis of past and ongoing
          time series, to discover the magnitude of
          surface pH variations at seasonal-up-to-
          decadal time scales. We will address the
31-Mar-14 The Canadian Arctic Archipelago (defined        N          392,707
          here to include Nares Strait which borders
          Greenland) is a key gateway that links the
          Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic. Changes in the
          flux of freshened seawater and ice through
31-Mar-14 The burning of fossil fuels is releasing vast   Y - Lead   1,001,476
          quantities of extra carbon dioxide to the
          Earth's atmosphere. Much of this stays in
          the atmosphere, raising CO2 levels, but
          much also leaves the atmosphere after a
30-Sep-14 see lead proposal - Bristol                     Y            13,303




30-Sep-14 Background The emerging panzootic of            N            81,376
          amphibian chytridiomycosis has had
          profound deleterious effects on
          communities and ecosystems in many areas
          of the world. Our research has shown that
 5-Sep-11 The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has in       N           100,541
          recent years developed a highly-successful
          stepped-frequency phase-sensitive radar
          system (pRES) based on a general-purpose
          vector network analyzer (VNA). The aim was
31-Aug-13 Oxbow lakes are some of the most                N            74,977
          widespread and distinctive landforms along
          meandering rivers of the world, functioning
          as vital aquatic floodplain habitat for many
          threatened species and as important sinks
31-Aug-13 See lead proposal                               Y            80,119




31-Aug-13 See lead proposal                               Y           148,647




31-Aug-13 Rapid climate change is indisputable in the N               216,065
          Arctic, where the record minimum sea-ice
          extent of September 2007 has been
          followed by the fastest recorded rate of sea-
          ice loss in August 2008 leading to near-
31-Aug-13 Some of the most iconic images of climate         Y          233,343
          change and sea level rise include footage of
          the dramatic moment when a large
          fragment of ice breaks off from the terminus
          of a glacier and scenes of melting icebergs.
31-Aug-13 Some of the most iconic images of climate         Y - Lead   311,960
          change and sea level rise include footage of
          the dramatic moment when a large
          fragment of ice breaks off from the terminus
          of a glacier and scenes of melting icebergs.
28-Feb-14 We propose a programme of observations,           Y          137,595
          combined with analysis of past and ongoing
          time series, to discover the magnitude of
          surface pH variations at seasonal-up-to-
          decadal time scales. We will address the
31-Aug-14 See lead proposal - Bristol University            Y           13,428




31-Aug-14 The Greenland Ice Sheet is the main               Y - Lead   581,791
           reservoir of ice in the northern hemisphere
           capable of affecting sea level in the 21st
           Century. Measurements of the elevation of
           the ice sheet surface from aircraft now
 31-Jul-11 Over the last 150 years or so the                N           29,047
           industrialisation of the human race has
           caused the climate of our planet to change.
           The principal causes of this change are our
           emissions of greenhouse gases such as
 31-Jul-13 The Arctic is a region of extreme sensitivity    N          316,658
           to climate change. Observations show its
           temperature to be increasing at twice the
           rate of the rest of the world. Models suggest
           this strong response will continue; however
 31-Jul-13 Tropical ecosystems are major sources of         Y - Lead   395,440
           the greenhouse gases (GHGs) methane (CH4)
           and nitrous oxide (N2O), which are 25 and
           298 times more effective than carbon
           dioxide (CO2), respectively, in trapping long-
  31-Jul-13 There is a long-standing 'chicken and egg'        N   469,576
            debate over rifting and the injection of
            molten rock into the crust at rifted spreading
            centres: does the molten rock injection drive
            rifting or vice-versa? A further question is
 30-Jun-12 Many sub-surface environments currently            N   185,831
            feature as "voids" in our understanding of
            the Earth's system, because inaccessibility
            and hostile conditions prevent the use of
            cabled measurement devices. The basal
 30-Jun-13 Tropical ecosystems are major sources of           Y    38,316
            the greenhouse gases (GHGs) methane (CH4)
            and nitrous oxide (N2O), which are 25 and
            298 times more effective than carbon
            dioxide (CO2), respectively, in trapping long-
19-Dec-10 The 14 April-ongoing 2010 explosive                 N    51,551
            eruption at Eyjafjöll volcano, south Iceland
            unexpectedly caused widespread disruption
            to aviation and every day life in the UK and
            Europe, resulting in economic difficulties
13-Dec-13 Although life successfully moderates surface        Y    25,951
            conditions on Earth, some events in Earth
            History have threatened the viability of most
            life forms. Arguably the most profound and
            long-lasting challenge in the last 2 billion
  9-Jun-11 The Earth's energy balance is in equilibrium,      N   112,017
            that is to say, an equal amount of energy is
            absorbed and emitted, The Sun is the source
            of all energy for the Earth, heating the planet
            via sunlight, warming the surface and this
31-May-11 The response of the Greenland Ice Sheet to a        N    41,703
            warming climate is of great significance for
            models of sea-level rise. As such, it receives
            significant attention from the media, among
            the general public and in government policy
31-May-11 Brittle fractures and faults are the most           N    63,266
            common expression of deformation at the
            Earth's surface. Well known examples
            include the famous San-Andreas-Fault
            (California, USA) or North-Anatolian-Fault (N
30-Nov-13 We propose a programme of observations,          Y          153,866
           combined with analysis of past and ongoing
           time series, to discover the magnitude of
           surface pH variations at seasonal-up-to-
           decadal time scales. We will address the
16-May-13 Waves in the atmosphere are able to              Y - Lead   376,349
           transport energy and momentum between
           different layers of the atmosphere.
           Understanding these waves is thus very
           important if we want to understand the
31-Dec-10 One of the most prominent signatures of          N           53,191
           climate change is progressively increasing
           levels of atmospheric methane (CH4).
           Although atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)
           levels are higher than CH4, CH4 has
 30-Jun-11 There are a number of distinct types of data    Y - Lead    85,434
           which environmental scientists use to study
           the Earth - in-situ data, remotely-sensed
           data and numerical model output. There
           needs to be greater integration of these
 30-Apr-13 Submarine channels are spectacular features     Y - Lead   311,864
           that can extend for thousands of kilometres
           across the seafloor, are often kilometres
           wide and up to hundreds of metres deep.
           They are formed by density currents;
  8-Apr-13 The importance and relevance of                 N          429,488
           communicating our knowledge of future
           climate has never been more widely
           recognised, and needs no further
           introduction here. Yet both the Stern report,
  7-Apr-11 The Labrador and Nordic Seas are key            N           64,385
           elements in the global climate system. They
           are the main sites for dense water formation
           at the northern limit of the global ocean
           circulation and are experiencing major
31-Mar-11 We want to build a scientific instrument that    N          146,683
           can measure the amount of algae growing
           on the underside of sea ice. Sea-ice algae
           form the base of many polar marine
           foodwebs, but data on the mesoscale (tens
31-Mar-12 Peatlands are the largest natural sources of      N           65,205
           the greenhouse gas methane (CH4), and
           understanding the potential contributions of
           peatlands to atmospheric CH4 budgets is
           crucial for understanding current and future
31-May-12 The anthropogenic burning of fossil fuels is      Y          351,415
           affecting the climate system via raised
           atmospheric CO2 concentrations. But are
           there aspects of the natural Earth system
           that, when forced by imposed climate
 30-Sep-12 Past terrestrial responses to climate-ocean      Y           10,028
           interactions in the North Atlantic region are
           a critical research priority because they
           show how changes in key aspects of climate
           that will be affected by future global
 30-Sep-12 Past terrestrial responses to climate-ocean      Y          125,380
           interactions in the North Atlantic region are
           a critical research priority because they
           show how changes in key aspects of climate
           that will be affected by future global
 30-Sep-12 Past terrestrial responses to climate-ocean      Y - Lead   194,877
           interactions in the North Atlantic region are
           a critical research priority because they
           show how changes in key aspects of climate
           that will be affected by future global
31-Mar-13 Waves in the atmosphere are able to               Y           90,225
           transport energy and momentum between
           different layers of the atmosphere.
           Understanding these waves is thus very
           important if we want to understand the
31-Mar-13 The anthropogenic burning of fossil fuels is      Y - Lead   265,370
           affecting the climate system via raised
           atmospheric CO2 concentrations. But are
           there aspects of the natural Earth system
           that, when forced by imposed climate
31-Mar-13 Tropical ecosystems are major sources of          Y          358,391
           the greenhouse gases (GHGs) methane (CH4)
           and nitrous oxide (N2O), which are 25 and
           298 times more effective than carbon
           dioxide (CO2), respectively, in trapping long-
30-Sep-13 Although life successfully moderates surface    Y          124,791
          conditions on Earth, some events in Earth
          History have threatened the viability of most
          life forms. Arguably the most profound and
          long-lasting challenge in the last 2 billion
30-Sep-13 Although life successfully moderates surface    Y - Lead   644,767
          conditions on Earth, some events in Earth
          History have threatened the viability of most
          life forms. Arguably the most profound and
          long-lasting challenge in the last 2 billion
22-Feb-12 The geomagnetic field is a fundamental and      Y           20,625
          very useful property of the Earth, both in
          practical terms (for navigation, industrial
          applications and resource exploration) and in
          academic terms, for what it can tell us about
15-Feb-12 The ice is melting! Between 1979 and 2007       Y - Lead    31,772
          the summer sea ice extent in the Arctic has
          halved, from over 8 million square km to just
          over 4 million square km. Moreover,
          measurements from submarines suggest
14-Feb-12 The geomagnetic field is a fundamental and      Y - Lead   179,023
          very useful property of the Earth, both in
          practical terms (for navigation, industrial
          applications and resource exploration) and in
          academic terms, for what it can tell us about
14-Feb-13 Currently there is major uncertainty            Y - Lead   322,257
          surrounding the contributions of the
          Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets to future
          sea level rise. The majority of the ice
          discharged by these ice sheets into the
10-Feb-13 The Arctic is one of the most vulnerable        Y           26,292
          regions on Earth and there is clear evidence
          that its ecosystems are changing rapidly.
          These changes are generally attributed to
          recent global warming, the effects of which
 4-Aug-11 The last glacial period was punctuated by       Y           32,092
          repeated, large, millennial-scale (hundreds
          to thousands of years) shifts in northern
          hemisphere climate known as Dansgaard-
          Oeschger (D-O) oscillations. These events
 31-Jan-11 SUMMARY: The background for this proposal N                 50,847
           originates from scientific fieldwork
           performed by the proposer on the sea ice
           around the Qaanaaq region (NW Greenland)
           in the spring of 2008. The aim of this climate-
31-May-11 Our Aim This project aims to develop and         Y           25,520
           design a new satellite mission. This new
           mission concept will be a spaceborne multi-
           spectral canopy lidar (called SpeCL,
           "speckle") that can measure the vertical
31-May-11 Our Aim This project aims to develop and         Y - Lead   153,960
           design a new satellite mission. This new
           mission concept will be a spaceborne multi-
           spectral canopy lidar (called SpeCL,
           "speckle") that can measure the vertical
 31-Jan-12 ESA is due to launch the three-satellite        N          189,855
           mission, SWARM, in 2010 as part of its Earth
           Explorer programme, which is strategic for
           the geomagnetic element of Earth
           Observation. The planned multi-spacecraft
 31-Jan-13 PROJECT SUMMARY As a result of                  N           91,863
           continuous burning of fossil fuel, the global
           environment is facing a crisis stemming from
           rapidly rising concentrations of carbon
           dioxide and other greenhouse gases in our
 13-Jan-13 More than 99.8% of living vertebrates are       Y          127,412
           gnathostomes (vertebrates with jaws and
           teeth), and the origin of gnathostomes thus
           represents one of the most significant
           episodes in animal evolution. Teeth and jaws
  6-Jan-12 The ice is melting! Between 1979 and 2007 Y                 37,244
           the summer sea ice extent in the Arctic has
           halved, from over 8 million square km to just
           over 4 million square km. Moreover,
           measurements from submarines suggest
  3-Jan-13 It is very important for us to find out how     Y           77,243
           climate changed in the past. Without
           knowing, we cannot predict how the future
           climate might behave. Global, systematic
           measurements of climatic variables have
  3-Jan-13 It is very important for us to find out how      Y - Lead   321,639
           climate changed in the past. Without
           knowing, we cannot predict how the future
           climate might behave. Global, systematic
           measurements of climatic variables have
31-Mar-10 Understanding the evolution and dynamics          N           11,878
           of the Antarctic cryosphere, from its
           inception during the Eocene-Oligocene
           transition (~33 Ma) through the significant
           periods of climate change during the
31-Dec-12 The Arctic is one of the most vulnerable          Y           27,297
           regions on Earth and there is clear evidence
           that its ecosystems are changing rapidly.
           These changes are generally attributed to
           recent global warming, the effects of which
31-Dec-12 There is now unambiguous evidence that            Y          166,950
           ecosystems in the Arctic are changing. This is
           generally attributed to global warming,
           effects of which are particularly enhanced in
           this region. In this project we will test the
31-Dec-12 The Arctic is one of the most vulnerable          Y - Lead   253,218
           regions on Earth and there is clear evidence
           that its ecosystems are changing rapidly.
           These changes are generally attributed to
           recent global warming, the effects of which
31-Dec-12 Microscopic plants, or phytoplankton, use         N          286,347
           the sun's energy to combine atmospheric
           carbon dioxide (CO2) and water to produce
           particulate organic matter (POM). A
           proportion of this sinks to the seabed, where
31-May-11 The changes to the Greenland and Antarctic        N          159,022
           Ice Sheets are spectacular manifestations of
           global climate change. Greenland has seen
           recent accelerated changes across large
           outlet glaciers, whilst glaciers in West
 18-Oct-13 North west Europe has a relatively mild          Y          317,139
           climate in part because of heat pulled north
           through the Atlantic by the overturning.
           There is a risk that global warming will cause
           this circulation to rapidly decrease with
30-Sep-12 Currently there is major uncertainty             Y            8,713
          surrounding the contributions of the
          Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets to future
          sea level rise. The majority of the ice
          discharged by these ice sheets into the
30-Sep-12 More than 99.8% of living vertebrates are        Y - Lead   320,305
          gnathostomes (vertebrates with jaws and
          teeth), and the origin of gnathostomes thus
          represents one of the most significant
          episodes in animal evolution. Teeth and jaws
22-Sep-12 The Eemian interglacial serves as the most       Y           20,453
          recent analogue for understanding the
          natural operation of the climate system
          during the current interglacial. The nature
          and pattern of the full deglaciation cycle and
22-Nov-13 North west Europe has a relatively mild          Y          250,158
          climate in part because of heat pulled north
          through the Atlantic by the overturning.
          There is a risk that global warming will cause
          this circulation to rapidly decrease with
31-Aug-11                                                  N           73,823




31-Aug-11                                                  N          135,708




31-Aug-12 The Eemian interglacial serves as the most Y                 97,414
          recent analogue for understanding the
          natural operation of the climate system
          during the current interglacial. The nature
          and pattern of the full deglaciation cycle and
31-Aug-12 Summary An increasing number of scientific Y                115,325
          studies show that human activities, e.g.
          burning of fossil fuels, have increased the
          concentration of heat-trapping gasses in the
          atmosphere. It is estimated that global
27-Aug-12 An increasing number of scientific studies         Y           93,018
            show that human activities, e.g. burning of
            fossil fuels, have increased the concentration
            of heat-trapping gasses in the atmosphere. It
            is estimated that global temperatures will
  13-Jul-13 The National Centre for Atmospheric Science      N          153,409
            (NCAS) will coordinate the NERC Earth
            System Science Graduate School (NESSGS)
            on behalf of a consortium of NERC Research
            and Collaborative Centres and strong
 30-Jun-10 We propose a detailed study of the biotic         N           34,359
            record (foraminifera and calcareous
            nannofossils) of the Eocene/Oligocene
            transition in ODP Hole 647 in the Labrador
            Sea. The sediments in this core constitutes
 30-Jun-11 It has long been known that the biological        N           23,205
            activity of the oceans is regulated by the
            availability of the major nutrient ions
            phosphate, nitrate, and silicate. More
            recently, however, it has been recognized
25-Dec-10 The Greenland ice sheet, and its current and       N           39,899
            future contribution to sea level rise, has
            attracted a great deal of attention from
            scientists, media, public and policy makers.
            This has arisen because recent results show
 21-Jun-12 This project uses two novel inputs to address     N          334,353
            the fundamental problem of understanding
            observed variability and change in the
            Atlantic Ocean in the context of the global
            coupled atmosphere-ocean system. Using a
31-May-11 The body of scientific evidence for significant    N           53,057
            anthropogenic impacts on the global climate
            is growing and public concern underscores a
            need for better assessments of
            contemporary environmental changes in
  31-Jul-11 The last glacial period was punctuated by        Y - Lead   106,541
            repeated, large, millennial-scale (hundreds
            to thousands of years) shifts in northern
            hemisphere climate known as Dansgaard-
            Oeschger (D-O) oscillations. These events
30-May-12 The Eemian interglacial serves as the most          Y - Lead   231,131
            recent analogue for understanding the
            natural operation of the climate system
            during the current interglacial. The nature
            and pattern of the full deglaciation cycle and
  27-Jul-13 North west Europe has a relatively mild           Y - Lead   317,008
            climate in part because of heat pulled north
            through the Atlantic by the overturning.
            There is a risk that global warming will cause
            this circulation to rapidly decrease with
  4-Nov-14 This project addresses the current                 Y - Lead   456,789
            uncertainty in the present-day contribution
            of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to global sea
            level rise. These estimates are primarily
            derived from space geodetic (altimetry or
 30-Apr-12 Copepods are free-drifting animal plankton         Y - Lead   259,973
            found throughout the ocean in vast
            numbers. This group plays a critical role in
            the biochemistry of the upper ocean. They
            are the dominant grazers of many
 30-Apr-14 North west Europe has a relatively mild            Y          315,090
            climate in part because of heat pulled north
            through the Atlantic by the overturning.
            There is a risk that global warming will cause
            this circulation to rapidly decrease with
  6-Apr-12 An increasing number of scientific studies         Y - Lead   261,519
            show that human activities, e.g. burning of
            fossil fuels, have increased the concentration
            of heat-trapping gasses in the atmosphere. It
            is estimated that global temperatures will
31-Mar-12 Copepods are free-drifting animal plankton          Y           22,061
            found throughout the ocean in vast
            numbers. This group plays a critical role in
            the biochemistry of the upper ocean. They
            are the dominant grazers of many
31-Mar-12 Life exists whatever there is water and             Y          184,563
            glaciers are no exception. Indeed glaciers are
            vast reservoirs of biological cells and debris.
            The debris can cover ca 1-10% of the surface
            of glaciers worldwide, and it is composed of
  1-Jul-09 As more people today become concerned           N          244,152
           about global warming and the effect that
           humans are having on the climate, it
           becomes more important for people to
           understand what the climate and
 31-Jul-11 The stratospheric ozone layer, located          Y           77,579
           between altitudes of approximately 15 and
           40 km, performs a number of critical roles in
           the Earth's atmosphere: It shields the
           biosphere from harmful UV radiation,
29-Feb-12 Life exists whatever there is water and          Y - Lead   413,977
           glaciers are no exception. Indeed glaciers are
           vast reservoirs of biological cells and debris.
           The debris can cover ca 1-10% of the surface
           of glaciers worldwide, and it is composed of
  8-Jan-11 The chemical evolution of the oceans is         N           26,701
           fundamentally tied to climate change and
           biological evolution throughout Earth
           history. Few methods exist for directly
           reconstructing the past ionic composition of
30-Sep-10 Many processes that influence surface            N           26,465
           climate have their origins in the
           stratosphere, the layer of the atmosphere 15-
           40km above the ground. For instance, ozone
           changes caused by changes in solar output
 31-Jul-11 The stratospheric ozone layer, located          Y - Lead   325,594
           between altitudes of approximately 15 and
           40 km, performs a number of critical roles in
           the Earth's atmosphere: It shields the
           biosphere from harmful UV radiation,
18-Jan-12 This proposal concerns the present-day           N          278,590
           contributors to global and regional sea level
           change. Changes in sea level will not be the
           same world-wide, because the ocean must
           respond gravitationally to the changes in
  4-Jan-10 Heinrich events, named after Hartmut            N           37,579
           Heinrich who first described them in 1988,
           are layers of ice rafted debris (IRD) found in
           North Atlantic sediment cores dating to the
           last glaciation. They are believed to have
  4-Jan-12 This project will quantify the effect of          Y          203,972
           surface generated melt-water fluctuations
           on ice motion at the margin of the
           Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). More specifically,
           it will provide data that will enable ice-sheet
 30-Jun-09 Single-celled grazers (protists) form a key       N           40,426
           trophic link between organisms at the base
           of the marine food web (bacteria &
           phytoplankton) and larger planktonic
           predators (zooplankton). Many of these
31-Mar-11 Currently the polar regions are exhibit the        N           38,126
           greatest amount of warming of any region
           on the planet, a feature which is not well
           produced in any of the current generation of
           climate models. The potential response of
31-Dec-11 This project will quantify the effect of           Y - Lead   222,231
           surface generated melt-water fluctuations
           on ice motion at the margin of the
           Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). More specifically,
           it will provide data that will enable ice-sheet
31-Dec-11 An aerosol particle is so small that you could     N          287,946
           line up one hundred in the width of a human
           hair. It can float in the air almost
           undetected. These particles are important
           for human health: for example pollen causes
30-Nov-11 The interaction between the marine and             N          391,592
           atmospheric carbon cycle is a critical factor
           in understanding climate change. The polar
           oceans play an important role in mediating
           the Earth's climate, for example, by
30-Apr-11 The ice is melting! Between 1979 and 2007          N           76,932
           the summer sea ice extent in the Arctic has
           halved, from over 8 million square km to just
           over 4 million square km. Moreover,
           measurements from submarines suggest
30-Sep-10 ABSTRACT The PI proposes to undertake, as          N           47,594
           part of an international polar campaign, a
           fieldtrip to Barrow (Alaska) in the Arctic
           where he will characterize the visible optical
           properties of snowpack and sea-ice and use
31-Mar-11 Long distance migration in birds is one of the     N   298,455
           world's most astonishing wildlife spectacles
           and has puzzled humans for since the time
           of Aristotle. However despite this long
           standing interest and many years of study
31-May-11 This project is designed to determine the          N   221,389
           active methane sources in the Arctic by
           measurement of d13C(CH4) at several key
           sites, and by trajectory modelling studies to
           identify the location, nature and seasonality
 30-Sep-11 In mammals, mothers provide the resources         N   302,682
           and early environment in which young
           develop and are thus the most influential
           factor determining individual phenotypes.
           Individual development is the result of own
31-Mar-12 Sea level rise is one of the few undisputed        N   411,347
           elements of future climate change to which
           we are already committed regardless of
           future emissions scenario. Projections for
           regional sea level change over the next
31-Mar-12 An international effort is underway to drill a     N   420,214
           new ice core in Greenland: the North
           Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling project
           (NEEM). This presents an exciting and rare
           opportunity to obtain "firn" air and ice cores
 30-Sep-12 This project brings together aerosol              N    64,343
           modelling expertise at the University of
           Leeds with climate modelling expertise at
           the Met Office to tackle the pressing
           problem of air pollition-climate interactions
 30-Sep-12 Sea level rise (SLR) is considered to be one of   N    64,343
           the most economically and socially
           important consequences of global warming.
           The potential contribution of the ice sheets
           dominates uncertainties in projections of
 30-Sep-12 This project will address a significant part of   N    65,487
           the global climate system. The overflow of
           cold, dense water from the Nordic Seas to
           the Atlantic Ocean across the Greenland-
           Scotland Ridge is an important component
30-Sep-12 The Arctic is a region of exceptional             N           65,903
           sensitivity to climate change: the observed
           rate of temperature increase is twice that of
           the rest of the world, and there is strong
           evidence for thinning and retreat of Arctic
30-Sep-12 The Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean        N           71,343
           Science (SAHFOS) maintains and continually
           extends their records from the Continuous
           Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey, one of the
           longest and richest marine monitoring
30-Sep-12 This project relates to the priority topic in     N           74,568
           SOFI theme 1, "Climate, ..", "Parametrisation
           of detailed sea ice physics to be suitable for
           ocean GCMs (studentship; WP 1.8 also WP
           9.1-9.4)." Rapid changes have been observed
30-Sep-12 Improved understanding of the ocean's             N           75,030
           biological carbon pump and the possible
           influence of ocean acidification on the
           effectiveness of this pump are key issues in
           climate change research. This proposed SOFI
30-Sep-12 AIM: The student will specifically test the       N           80,985
           hypothesis that, M. marshalli, a gastro-
           intestinal nematode that infects reindeer
           over winter when are nutritionally stressed,
           depresses host performance and ultimately
31-Aug-11 There is a consensus: the Arctic Ocean faces      N           86,197
           a future with less sea ice. Therefore more
           sunlight reaches the surface waters
           accompanied with major implications for the
           ecosystem functioning, productivity, and
 31-Jul-11 Marine phytoplankton play a central role in      Y - Lead   289,667
           the cycling of biologically important
           elements, such as carbon (C), nitrogen (N)
           and phosphorous (P) between the
           atmosphere, ocean and marine sediments.
31-Mar-09 The climate is warming. The Arctic regions of     N           62,205
           the world have been shown to be warming
           at a rate faster than any other region on
           earth. These high northern latitude regions
           may play a critical role in determining the
 30-Jun-10 One third of the global soil carbon is stored    N           55,531
           in northern peatlands. Today, the organic
           carbon stored in peatlands in permafrost
           regions, is under threat from climate
           warming. If the decomposition rates of the
27-Nov-10 The Antarctic is a uniquely important             Y - Lead   200,158
           'natural laboratory' for examining ecosystem
           responses to climate change, and it is vital
           that the biological changes being observed
           there are properly understood. Its
 31-Jan-10 Organism responses to changing                   N          245,416
           environments are currently primarily
           addressed using two divergent approaches.
           There are observational studies of range and
           changes in range of species and secondly
30-Apr-09 Diel vertical migration (DVM) by zooplankton      N           67,619
           is a prominent feature of many marine
           ecosystems. Animals move quickly tens to
           hundreds of meters vertically around dawn
           and dusk in migrations that comprise the
30-Apr-11 The widely publicised rapid disintegrations of    Y - Lead   374,389
           the Larsen A and B ice shelves on the
           Antarctic Peninsula in 1995 and 2002 were
           extraordinary demonstrations of the
           dramatic impact that climatic changes can
 30-Jun-09 Common experience with the day-to-day            N           54,548
           weather reveals that the presence or
           absence of clouds has a profound impact on
           surface temperature, by the way clouds
           block the incoming radiation from the sun
31-Mar-10 In order to predict the consequences of           Y           15,673
           global warming, it is essential to understand
           the climate response in terms of
           temperature and ice volume (hence sea
           level) to atmospheric carbon dioxide. The
 31-Jan-11 Almost half of the Earth's carbon is stored in   Y          275,041
           gas hydrates and related shallow gas
           deposits. Numerical models predict that this
           reservoir is highly mobile and that escaping
           gas has a significant potential to accelerate
28-Feb-11 Large areas of the floor of the oceans are         N          329,979
          draped with sediment chiefly composed of
          biogenic calcium carbonate, the remains of
          calcareous organisms (foraminifera,
          coccolithophores, pteropods) whose shells
31-Mar-11 In order to predict the consequences of            Y           23,796
          global warming, it is essential to understand
          the climate response in terms of
          temperature and ice volume (hence sea
          level) to atmospheric carbon dioxide. The
31-Mar-11 The exchange of water between the Nordic           Y          136,844
          Seas and the North Atlantic Ocean is part of
          the global thermo-haline circulation in which
          warm, saline water flows northwards in the
          near/surface layers while cold fresher water
31-Mar-11 In order to predict the consequences of            Y          151,384
          global warming, it is essential to understand
          the climate response in terms of
          temperature and ice volume (hence sea
          level) to atmospheric carbon dioxide. The
31-Mar-11 The exchange of water between the Nordic           Y - Lead   174,101
          Seas and the North Atlantic Ocean is part of
          the global thermo-haline circulation in which
          warm, saline water flows northwards in the
          near/surface layers while cold fresher water
31-Mar-11 In order to predict the consequences of            Y - Lead   360,036
          global warming, it is essential to understand
          the climate response in terms of
          temperature and ice volume (hence sea
          level) to atmospheric carbon dioxide. The
18-Sep-09 The body of scientific evidence for significant    N           53,258
          anthropogenic impacts on the global climate
          is growing and public concern underscores a
          need for better assessments of
          contemporary environmental changes in
 4-Sep-11 The rate at which ice flows into the sea from      N          253,840
          the large ice-sheets directly affects sea-level.
          The forces which drive this flow are
          controlled by the increasingly well-known
          geometry of the the ice-sheets, but the
28-Feb-11 Look at a map of the world and find the             Y   166,857
           Shetland Islands. Follow the 60 degrees
           north latitude circle eastwards. You pass
           through St. Petersburg, the Ural Mountains,
           Siberia, the Bering Sea, Alaska, northern
28-Feb-11 Methane is a strong greenhouse gas                  N   376,860
           produced in sediments directly from
           microorganisms, or from prolonged heating
           of fossil carbon. Release of methane to the
           ocean and atmosphere is known to have
19-Sep-08 In late 2007, the European Space Agency's           N    25,525
           first Earth Explorer mission will be launched.
           The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean
           Circulation Explorer (GOCE) mission, is
           focused on the determination of a high
 31-Jan-11 Velocity profiles of the Earth's upper mantle      N    71,608
           are characterized by discontinuous jumps of
           the seismic velocities. The main velocity
           discontinuities (or simply discontinuities) are
           located at depths of approximately 410 and
31-Dec-10 Almost half of the Earth's carbon is stored in      Y   170,993
           gas hydrates and related shallow gas
           deposits. Numerical models predict that this
           reservoir is highly mobile and that escaping
           gas has a significant potential to accelerate
31-Dec-10 Iceland represents a natural laboratory for         N   389,324
           studying the colonization of freshwater
           habitats by fish since rivers and lakes all date
           from the end of the last Ice-Age less than
           10,000 years ago. The North Atlantic
14-Nov-10 Look at a map of the world and find the             Y    86,445
           Shetland Islands. Follow the 60 degrees
           north latitude circle eastwards. You pass
           through St. Petersburg, the Ural Mountains,
           Siberia, the Bering Sea, Alaska, northern
30-Oct-09 The COBRA (Impact of combined iodine and            N    27,279
           bromine release on the Arctic atmosphere)
           consortium project is already funded via an
           International Polar Year (IPY) grant, with the
           main objectives of improving the
 14-Jan-11 Satellite and submarine observations reveal        N          422,481
            the Arctic sea ice cover is thinning at a rapid
            rate. Recent computer modelling shows that
            predictions of sea ice export into the
            Greenland Sea, where it will melt to form a
31-Mar-11 Carbon is one of the essential elements             N          445,342
            required for life to exist, alongside energy
            and liquid water. In contrast to other parts
            of the Earth's biosphere, cycling of carbon
            compounds beneath glaciers and ice sheets
31-Aug-10 On June 15 2006, the World Wildlife                 N          324,556
            Federation (WWF) released a report called
            'Killing them Softly', which highlighted
            concern over the accumulation and toxic
            effects of persistent organic pollutants
19-Feb-10 The Arctic is one of the most sensitive             N           76,218
            regions on Earth to climate change.
            Observations show it to be warming at twice
            the rate of the rest of the world. Climate
            models suggest this is due to a stronger
  29-Jul-10 Summary Small particles play several very         Y           69,567
            important roles in the atmosphere. They
            provide surfaces on which exotic chemical
            reactions can take place, and they act as the
            condensation nuclei ("seeds") on which
  29-Jul-10 Look at a map of the world and find the           Y          135,416
            Shetland Islands. Follow the 60 degrees
            north latitude circle eastwards. You pass
            through St. Petersburg, the Ural Mountains,
            Siberia, the Bering Sea, Alaska, northern
  1-Aug-11 Recent observations from around the                Y - Lead   252,205
            Greenland Ice Sheet have shown that the
            fast flowing glaciers - "ice streams" - which
            drain the ice sheet into the sea are thinning,
            speeding up and in some cases their floating
 20-Jun-09 What would happen if ocean circulation             N           68,851
            slowed or stopped? It is certain that in
            western Europe there would be substantial
            and potentially catastrophic economic and
            environmental collapse. What is required to
 19-Jun-10 The largest earthquakes (e.g. Chile, 1960;       N           20,181
           Andaman-Sumatra, 2004) are generated at
           convergent plate boundaries, where oceanic
           plates subduct beneath other tectonic
           plates. During plate convergent, large
31-Aug-08 Outbreaks of human pathogens such as              Y            4,150
           Escherichia coli O157 (E. coli) attract media
           attention due to the potentially severe
           threat to health and life. Contaminated food
           is not the only source of infection. Microbial
31-May-09 It is well known that the equatorial ocean-       N          191,652
           atmosphere system plays a key role in global
           climate events such as the El Nino-Southern
           Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon. There is
           now compelling evidence that changes in the
31-Mar-11 Look at a map of the world and find the           Y          196,137
           Shetland Islands. Follow the 60 degrees
           north latitude circle eastwards. You pass
           through St. Petersburg, the Ural Mountains,
           Siberia, the Bering Sea, Alaska, northern
31-Mar-11 Look at a map of the world and find the           Y          293,870
           Shetland Islands. Follow the 60 degrees
           north latitude circle eastwards. You pass
           through St. Petersburg, the Ural Mountains,
           Siberia, the Bering Sea, Alaska, northern
31-Mar-11 Look at a map of the world and find the           Y - Lead   695,883
           Shetland Islands. Follow the 60 degrees
           north latitude circle eastwards. You pass
           through St. Petersburg, the Ural Mountains,
           Siberia, the Bering Sea, Alaska, northern
  9-Apr-10 Polar sunrise ozone and mercury depletion        Y          137,312
           events are yearly phenomena that occur
           throughout the Arctic and Antarctic coastal
           regions, and have implications for the
           atmospheric oxidative capacity, climate and
  4-Apr-09 Natural diamonds are formed at high              N           30,529
           pressures and temperatures deep within the
           Earth's interior. When diamonds form,
           probably from carbonate-rich fluids in the
           mantle, they sometimes encapsulate small
31-Dec-08 Outbreaks of human pathogens such as              Y - Lead    58,258
          Escherichia coli O157 (E. coli) attract media
          attention due to the potentially severe
          threat to health and life. Contaminated food
          is not the only source of infection. Microbial
30-Apr-10 Predation is a key factor in the structuring of   Y - Lead   289,409
          ecological populations and communities. The
          behavioural adaptations of predators and
          prey to each other can have a fundamental
          effect on population processes by affecting
31-Dec-10 Polar sunrise ozone and mercury depletion         Y           87,768
          events are yearly phenomena that occur
          throughout the Arctic and Antarctic coastal
          regions, and have implications for the
          atmospheric oxidative capacity, climate and
28-Dec-10 Polar sunrise ozone and mercury depletion         Y - Lead   226,407
          events are yearly phenomena that occur
          throughout the Arctic and Antarctic coastal
          regions, and have implications for the
          atmospheric oxidative capacity, climate and
18-Mar-10 Polar sunrise ozone and mercury depletion         Y           58,560
          events are yearly phenomena that occur
          throughout the Arctic and Antarctic coastal
          regions, and have implications for the
          atmospheric oxidative capacity, climate and
29-Feb-08 It is widely acknowledged that the oceans         N           38,671
          and polar sea-ice play critical roles in global
          climate change. As such, sea surface
          temperature and polar sea-ice
          reconstruction should be of paramount
28-Feb-10 The surface of the Earth is continually           N          341,069
          changing due to convection in the mantle
          and the movement of rigid plates
          (lithosphere) across its surface. Throughout
          Earth history the continents have been
30-Apr-11 Over the past thirty years, the westerly          N          259,327
          winds blowing around the Southern Ocean
          have grown stronger, and this change in the
          circulation of the atmosphere has led to a
          cooling over most of Antarctica, and a
  31-Jul-10 Small particles play several very important       Y - Lead   594,900
            roles in the atmosphere. They provide
            surfaces on which exotic chemical reactions
            can take place, and they act as the
            condensation nuclei ("seeds") on which
  31-Jul-11 Recent observations from around the               Y          217,341
            Greenland Ice Sheet have shown that the
            fast flowing glaciers - "ice streams" - which
            drain the ice sheet into the sea are thinning,
            speeding up and in some cases their floating
31-Dec-08 Floods in the UK are often caused by heavy          N          192,175
            rainfall lasting from minutes to weeks.
            Houses in flat areas are particularly at risk:
            meeting the shortage of houses in the south-
            east requires building on these areas. To
31-Dec-10 Almost half of the Earth's carbon is stored in      Y          174,038
            gas hydrates and related shallow gas
            deposits. Numerical models predict that this
            reservoir is highly mobile and that escaping
            gas has a significant potential to accelerate
31-May-08 Currently, the Greenland ice sheet is               N           95,800
            undergoing rapid changes in the coastal
            regions which have been attributed to a
            general warming trend to the regions
            climate over the last decade. Several of the
 28-Feb-10 When ice sheets flow across the landscape          Y          216,380
            they often produce particular landforms, the
            best known of which are drumlins. These are
            elongate streamlined hills, kilometres in
            length and tens of metres in height. Mega-
27-Mar-10 It is widely acknowledged that polar sea-ice        N          333,012
            plays a critical role in global climate change.
            As such, sea-ice reconstruction should be of
            paramount importance in establishing
            climatic evolution of the geological past.
14-May-10 SOLAS (Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere             N          232,916
            Study) is a large international research
            programme whose aim is to the quantify the
            exchange of gases and particles between the
            ocean and the atmosphere and to
 31-Oct-10 Climate warming is resulting from disruption Y      204,594
           of the global carbon cycle. The Arctic is
           already warming significantly, and warming
           is expected to be fastest and greatest at high
           latitudes, 4-7 degrees C over the next
 30-Jun-10 To make the best use of the historical         Y     30,360
           research ship records as well as new
           observations from autonomous ocean
           profiling floats and special observing
           programs such as Rapid climate change, it is
13-Mar-10 When ice sheets flow across the landscape Y - Lead   196,619
           they often produce particular landforms, the
           best known of which are drumlins. These are
           elongate streamlined hills, kilometres in
           length and tens of metres in height. Mega-
31-Aug-09 The course is designed to attract physical      N    195,894
           science and mathematics graduates into
           Environmental Science and train them for a
           research career. The course provides them
           with a broad overview of physical problems
31-Aug-11 The primary aims of this research-led           N    124,561
           masters course are to provide advanced
           training in the theory and techniques by
           which diverse kinds of spatio-temporal data
           can be processed into new knowledge, and
31-Aug-08 Interpreting past environmental change          N     34,450
           from lake sediments is becoming
           increasingly important for understanding
           past, present and future global change. In
           order to understand rates of environmental
31-Mar-10 Greenland has a major influence on the          Y     29,178
           atmospheric circulation of the North Atlantic-
           Western Europe region; dictating the
           location and strength of mesoscale (100-km
           scale) weather systems around the coastal
 30-Jun-07 Sea ice is found in frozen polar seas and      N     64,459
           covers approximately 13% of the Earth's
           surface. As seawater freezes, the salt
           present in the water becomes concentrated
           as brines within channels in the sea ice.
 30-Jun-09 Climate warming is resulting from disruption       Y   191,964
            of the global carbon cycle. The Arctic is
            already warming significantly, and warming
            is expected to be fastest and greatest at high
            latitudes, 4-7 degrees C over the next
   5-Jan-10 Polar regions are strong indicators of the        Y   123,305
            impact of environmental factors upon global
            climate, as indicated by the Antarctic ozone
            hole, by large temperature increases on the
            Antarctic Peninsula, and by Arctic sea ice
  4-Dec-09 The role of ocean circulation during global        N   226,756
            climate changes that occur during glacial-
            interglacial cycles and on millenial timescales
            has been the subject of intense research.
            Ocean circulation redistributes heat on the
31-May-09 Climate warming is resulting from disruption        Y   190,199
            of the global carbon cycle. The Arctic is
            already warming significantly, and warming
            is expected to be fastest and greatest at high
            latitudes, 4-7 degrees C over the next
  31-Jul-09 Climate warming is resulting from disruption      Y   211,251
            of the global carbon cycle. The Arctic is
            already warming significantly, and warming
            is expected to be fastest and greatest at high
            latitudes, 4-7 degrees C over the next
28-May-09 Just like humans, algae are plagued by              N    50,313
            diseases caused by fungi, bacteria or viruses.
            This is of ecological importance since entire
            populations can be periodically decimated,
            or impacted in a variety of other ways. Also
 31-Oct-07 Current attempts to interpret the effects of       N    30,919
            global climate change hinge on the analysis
            of ice and sediment cores from places such
            as Greenland, Antarctica and the North
            Atlantic. However, while these records are
 30-Apr-09 Climate warming is resulting from disruption       Y    89,475
            of the global carbon cycle. The Arctic is
            already warming significantly, and warming
            is expected to be fastest and greatest at high
            latitudes, 4-7 degrees C over the next
 31-Jan-10 Polar regions are strong indicators of the        Y - Lead   214,639
           impact of environmental factors upon global
           climate, as indicated by the Antarctic ozone
           hole, by large temperature increases on the
           Antarctic Peninsula, and by Arctic sea ice
 30-Apr-13 Rainforest and savanna constitute the             Y          147,857
           dominant two biomes of the tropical zone.
           They account for over 70% of the world's
           plant species. With massive areas and with
           high rates of latent and sensible heat
 25-Apr-09 Just as tree rings can be used to count           N           36,084
           astronomical years back into the past and
           ancient coral growth rings can be used to
           estimate the number of days per year in the
           past, layers of undisturbed sedimentary
18-May-06 The lava dome that has been growing in the         Y            9,073
           crater of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat
           since August 2005 is now visible above the
           crater rim. The dome poses increasing
           hazards of collapse and explosion due its size
 31-Jan-10 During the past ~100 years, mean global sea       N          162,563
           level has been measured to be rising at a
           rate that is faster than the rate estimated for
           the past few thousand years. This
           accelerated rate of rise is thought to be a
  9-Sep-08 Life exists wherever there is water, including    N           22,832
           habitats such as glaciers in the polar regions.
           Dust on the surface of glaciers is heated by
           the sun during the summer and melts,
           forming funnel shaped features filled with
26-Nov-08 Natural archives, such as ice-cores and            N           49,767
           sediment records from the oceans and lakes
           provide considerable evidence for the
           pattern of past climatic and environmental
           changes. Detailed investigations of such
  5-Sep-08 The atmosphere is commonly divided into a         N          125,564
           number of layers or 'spheres'. Some of these
           layers are characterised by an increase in
           temperature with height whilst other show
           an overall decrease in temperature with
 31-Jan-08 The lives of many pond animals and plants        N    35,658
           are precarious, because ponds often dry up,
           become polluted, or in various ways become
           uninhabitable. Re-colonisation of ponds
           often occurs through just a few colonists
 23-Jan-09 This proposal is aimed at enhancing the          N   250,453
           international reputation of the NERC
           Autosub autonomous underwater vehicle
           programme and building on its science
           achievements. It will sustain an international
  2-Oct-09 One of the most important feedbacks in the       N   164,947
           natural climate system involves the emission
           of gases from the ocean surface. One
           important gas, dimethyl sulphide, leads to
           the formation of particles in the air
 30-Jun-08 Aerosols are very small liquid and solid         N   189,326
           particles suspended in a gaseous medium,
           e.g. air. They influence the chemistry of
           trace gases within the Earth's atmosphere.
           This project has two parts. In the first we
13-Nov-08 Biologists use evolutionary theory as a           N   159,810
           means to understand and explain the natural
           world. Two of the fundamental processes in
           evolution are extinction where species die
           out, and speciation, where new species
 6-Nov-08 There is a pressing need to quantify the          N   163,382
           exchange of mass between the world's
           oceans and polar ice caps, and this can only
           be achieved by measuring how their
           volumes are changing. Currently circa 50% of
 31-Jan-08 The NERC DataGrid (NDG) project was              Y    90,650
           funded for three years from September 2002
           and was built around two activities: the
           development of software to support an
           environmental datagrid, and deployment in
23-Mar-08 Many Institutes and university researchers        N   111,163
           carry out research and marine coastal and
           offshore surveys and monitoring
           programmes which require routine
           taxonomic identification of marine plankton.
 9-Aug-07 Much effort has gone into predicting how          Y           27,348
           climate will change in the future. Climate
           change occurs if the balance between
           heating the Earth (energy from the sun) and
           cooling (reflection of sun-light or radiation of
 9-Apr-09 Much effort has gone into predicting how          Y - Lead    55,428
           climate will change in the future. Climate
           change occurs if the balance between
           heating the Earth (energy from the sun) and
           cooling (reflection of sun-light or radiation of
  2-Oct-07 The NERC DataGrid (NDG) project was              Y           95,315
           funded for three years from September 2002
           and was built around two activities: the
           development of software to support an
           environmental datagrid, and deployment in
30-Sep-06 We will for the first time test the feasibility N              5,109
           of applying cutting edge micro-helicopter
           surveillance technology to glacial research.
           The surfaces of glaciers and ice sheets in the
           polar regions support diverse yet poorly
30-Sep-06 The sediments recovered during this               N           25,780
           summer's Arctic Coring Expedition (ACEX)
           give us unique insight into the nature of
           Climatic and Biotic history in the Central
           Arctic Ocean. This proposal is to study the
30-Sep-08 The melt of small glaciers is making a            Y           61,590
           substantial contribution to the rapid and
           accelerating rise of global sea-level. Climate
           change is predicted to have most effect on
           temperature in the Arctic, making glaciers in
31-Mar-10 Greenland has a major influence on the            Y - Lead   190,571
           atmospheric circulation of the North Atlantic-
           Western Europe region; dictating the
           location and strength of mesoscale (100-km
           scale) weather systems around the coastal
26-Sep-06 It is widely acknowledged that polar sea-ice N                44,280
           plays a critical role in global climate change.
           As such, sea-ice reconstruction should be of
           paramount importance in establishing
           climatic evolution of the geological past.
 25-Sep-08 Both the scientific press and the broadcast      Y           49,139
            media have become interested in the
            conjecture that increased melting of polar
            ice in a globally-warming climate could cause
            severe regional cooling, effectively by
 11-Jan-08 The NERC DataGrid (NDG) project was              Y           60,078
            funded for three years from September 2002
            and was built around two activities: the
            development of software to support an
            environmental datagrid, and deployment in
31-Dec-07 The NERC DataGrid (NDG) project was               Y - Lead   475,726
            funded for three years from September 2002
            and was built around two activities: the
            development of software to support an
            environmental datagrid, and deployment in
31-May-11 To make the best use of the historical            Y - Lead   235,740
            research ship records as well as new
            observations from autonomous ocean
            profiling floats and special observing
            programs such as Rapid climate change, it is
  31-Jul-08 Both the scientific press and the broadcast     Y          115,803
            media have become interested in the
            conjecture that increased melting of polar
            ice in a globally-warming climate could cause
            severe regional cooling, effectively by
31-Dec-08 Plankton are fundamentally important              N          239,363
            organisms within the marine environment,
            forming the very base of almost all marine
            food webs. This diverse group of organisms
            are frequently referred to as being either
 12-Sep-05 Research into past climate change has            N           10,620
            shown that the Earth experienced rapid and
            recurring climate shifts during which
            temperatures in the North Atlantic region
            changed by up to l0ºC in a matter of
 31-Jan-06 Could arctic breeding geese be speeding up       N           31,097
            global warming by damaging moss? Three
            key features of arctic ecosystems link
            together to provide the background to this
            research project. 1. Important populations of
31-May-07 Human activity from land-use change and           N     31,286
           fossil fuel (coal, oil and gas) burning has
           resulted in increasing carbon dioxide
           concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere
           over the last 200 years. Scientists and
31-Dec-07 The composition and softness of temperate Y             24,890
           glacier ice vary spatially, but in an unknown
           manner. The effects of such variations are
           thereby excluded from ice flow models,
           reducing their ability to predict valley glacier
 29-Oct-05                                                  N    254,424




11-Apr-08 Both the scientific press and the broadcast Y - Lead   140,125
          media have become interested in the
          conjecture that increased melting of polar
          ice in a globally-warming climate could cause
          severe regional cooling, effectively by
31-Mar-09 A free-surface, global barotropic ocean       N        159,347
          model has been developed and tested at
          POL based on the SOC OCCAM model. This
          model is capable of reproducing global
          ocean tides and large-scale, deep ocean
 9-Sep-06                                               N        249,981




 8-Mar-09 Deep convection is the process by which the N          427,444
           deep water of the ocean is renewed when
           surface water is cooled at high latitudes and
           is a key process for understanding
           thermohaline circulation in the ocean. But,
  3-Oct-08 The few geophysical data so far obtained      N       125,210
           from the northern margin of the glacier-
           influenced Yermak Plateau, north of
           Svalbard, indicate that a very large slope
           failure has taken place. Our investigations
31-Jan-06 Evidence for modulation of climate by             N           19,614
           orbital forcing and atmospheric greenhouse
           gas concentrations is substantial, yet our
           understanding of the climatic response to
           such forcing remains controversial due to
31-Jan-09 Populations at the margins of a species'          Y - Lead   587,307
           distribution are of interest for a variety of
           reasons: to understand why a species' range
           extends so far but no further, we need to
           deduce what properties of the environment
31-Jan-09 Populations at the margins of a species'          Y          757,404
           distribution are of interest for a variety of
           reasons: to understand why a species' range
           extends so far but no further, we need to
           deduce what properties of the environment
14-Apr-05 Small, animal-like single-celled organisms        N           10,063
           (microzooplankton) are an important link in
           the marine food chain: they eat small phyto-
           (plant) plankton and are then eaten by larger
           zoo-(animal) plankton; zooplankton are
 3-Mar-09 The ability to make measurements of ultra-        N          297,996
           trace chemical "transient tracers" in
           oceanography has been of great utility in the
           development of our understanding of ocean
           circulation. Up to now it has not been
30-Jun-08 The sun is the fundamental source of energy       N          168,458
           in the Earth's climate system. However, this
           source of energy varies over a number of
           different timescales, including an 11-year
           cycle. Variations with similar timescales have
30-Jun-09 Reliable, quantitative estimates of past          N          280,857
           ocean temperature are a major goal in
           climate research and, given our increasing
           need to understand the underlying dynamics
           of the global climate system, are likely to
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30-Sep-08 The melt of small glaciers is making a         Y                64,843
          substantial contribution to the rapid and
          accelerating rise of global sea-level. Climate
          change is predicted to have most effect on
          temperature in the Arctic, making glaciers in
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31-Aug-06 When attacked by herbivores, land plants        N              101,861
          can produce volatile compounds that attract
          carnivorous mutualists. In this project, I will
          examine whether phytoplankton use volatile
          chemical cues in analogous tritrophic
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 30-Sep-08 The melt of small glaciers is making a             Y - Lead   143,516
            substantial contribution to the rapid and
            accelerating rise of global sea-level. Climate
            change is predicted to have most effect on
            temperature in the Arctic, making glaciers in
31-Aug-07 The proposed research will improve our              N          132,065
            ability to predict future sea-level change
            over the next 500 years. It relates directly to
            NERC's strategic and scientific priorities, and
            addresses a 'fundamental research question'
14-May-08 The chemical composition of the volatile            N          181,110
            elements in the deep mantle of the Earth
            preserves information on the early history of
            our planet. This proposal seeks funding to
            perform analysis of the major and trace
  31-Jul-08 Continental weathering and erosion are            N          240,838
            amongst the primary processes responsible
            for the evolution of the landscape, exert a
            major control on the transport of material
            from the continents to the oceans, and on
14-Apr-05 It is known that past changes in Antarctic          N           30,154
           climate have been intimately linked to
           variations in atmospheric CO2
           concentration. In addition, rapid changes in
           Greenland and Antarctic climate occurred
30-Sep-07 Periglacial solifluction (the slow downslope        N           30,870
           flow of saturated soils) is the main
           mechanism of hillslope sediment transport
           in many periglacial regions. Two distinct
           styles are recognised; (a) where
31-Mar-09 This proposal is for a strategic consortium         Y          188,621
           grant to support the formation of a national
           partnership between NERC and the
           DEFRA/MoD funded Hadley Centre to
           develop the capability to perform high
 31-Jul-04 Supervised by Dr. Anna Ingvarsdottir, a small      N           12,461
           project will employ 3 student assistants for 8
           weeks to make some critical measurements
           on samples collected during MARPROD
           Irminger Sea cruises. University of Aberdeen
31-Aug-05 For many years, ecologists have sought to           N           30,976
           understand the factors that enable species
           to co-exist with one another in biological
           diverse communities. Many theories have
           been proposed to explain this species
30-Apr-05 The copepod Calanus finmarchicus is a key           N           24,812
           component of the North Atlantic ecosystem,
           forming a vital link between primary
           production and fisheries. Calanus feeds and
           reproduces in the surface waters in
31-Dec-07 The composition and softness of temperate           Y           34,384
           glacier ice vary spatially, but in an unknown
           manner. The effects of such variations are
           thereby excluded from ice flow models,
           reducing their ability to predict valley glacier
31-Dec-07 The composition and softness of temperate           Y - Lead    86,347
           glacier ice vary spatially, but in an unknown
           manner. The effects of such variations are
           thereby excluded from ice flow models,
           reducing their ability to predict valley glacier
22-Mar-07 Localised areas (10-10 cubic m) of basal            N           49,300
           friction ('sticky spots') are known to be a
           significant control on ice stream behaviour
           and shutdown and hence, overall ice sheet
           stability. Although of critical importance,
 7-Mar-07 Recent NERC-funded research has revealed            N          189,944
           that sedimentary deposits (le dirt) can
           contain DNA from plants and animals that
           formerly occupied the area, up to 300,000
           years ago. This finding creates a new means
30-Apr-05 The composition and softness of temperate           Y           67,004
           glacier ice vary spatially, but in an unknown
           manner. The effects of such variations are
           thereby excluded from ice flow models,
           reducing their ability to predict valley glacier
 31-Jan-06 Ozone (O3) is a key trace gas in the Earth's       N          107,304
           atmosphere, acting as an essential filter of
           the sun's ultraviolet radiation and as an
           agent for the natural removal of
           atmospheric pollutants. Destruction of
18-Feb-08 This proposal is for a strategic consortium         Y          237,165
           grant to support the formation of a national
           partnership between NERC and the
           DEFRA/MoD funded Hadley Centre to
           develop the capability to perform high
31-Dec-06 Climate change is perhaps the greatest              N          196,472
           environmental challenge we face. We will
           need to both minimise the changes, and
           adapt to the changes which are inevitable.
           This research looks at one way to minimise
31-Mar-07 Open-ocean deep convection (OODC) forms             Y - Lead   221,476
           one end of the 'conveyor belt' of the North
           Atlantic climate. We shall use the Imperial
           College Ocean Model to gain a greater
           understanding of the physical basis of OODC
 30-Jun-09 This proposal is for a strategic consortium        Y - Lead   882,823
           grant to support the formation of a national
           partnership between NERC and the
           DEFRA/MoD funded Hadley Centre to
           develop the capability to perform high
  4-Nov-08 Knowledge of the history of the                  N          160,055
           Thermohaline Circulation (THC) is crucial to
           attempts to forecast it, particularly for
           model validation. Cape Farewell is one of the
           few locations in the North Atlantic which can
30-Nov-05 Ancient DNA will be used to reconstruct the       N           29,071
           evolutionary and paleoecological
           relationships of the top predators of the late
           Pleistocene: the giant felids (sabertooths,
           lion, cheetah, jaguar, puma). Advanced
 31-Oct-04 Magnetic excursions provide important            N           20,416
           information about the mechanisms of
           magnetic field generation in the core, and
           can be used to correlate climate records.
           Our recent results suggest that two such
 12-Jan-07 The Barents Sea is an important site for the     Y          157,936
           production of dense intermediate water. Up
           to one half of this intermediate water flows
           into the North Atlantic over the Scotland-
           Greenland Ridge, constituting an important
 30-Sep-06 The Barents Sea is an important site for the     Y - Lead   134,747
           production of dense intermediate water. Up
           to one half of this intermediate water flows
           into the North Atlantic over the Scotland-
           Greenland Ridge, constituting an important
 30-Sep-06 Salinity is a major contributor to ocean         N          149,412
           circulation, stability and variability. Its
           structure depends on the surface freshwater
           flux whose distribution is likely to change
           significantly under global warming, giving
24-May-05 Through selective feeding, protists play a        N           50,432
           fundamental role in structuring marine
           bacterial communities. Recent evidence
           indicates that protists can select food based
           on the cell surface properties of their prey.
 29-Feb-04 Many globally significant natural hazards and    N           12,185
           geomorphic processes are the result of
           granular or particle-laden flows. Examples
           abound in our natural environment, ranging
           from avalanches, debris flows, rock-falls
31-Aug-06 This proposal is for a strategic consortium      Y   114,082
           grant to support the formation of a national
           partnership between NERC and the
           DEFRA/MoD funded Hadley Centre to
           develop the capability to perform high
21-Aug-08 This project will investigate the physical       N   206,180
           oceanographic processes occurring beneath
           ice shelves, the interaction between the
           polar ocean and the underside of the
           shelves, and their role in determining the
  3-Feb-07 This project will investigate the role that     N   458,177
           land ice and, in particular the Greenland ice
           sheet, and sea ice play on modulating the
           present day and future thermohaline
           circulation in the Atlantic under a warming
 31-Jan-04 We consider an idealised model of the           N    24,737
           winter stratospheric polar vortex and
           Aleutian high, consisting of two asymmetric,
           oppositely signed volumes of uniform
           potential vorticity in three-dimensional
31-May-05 We propose to investigate the role of sea ice    N    98,315
           on seasonal to decadal variability in the
           climate system through the use of the latest
           datasets (spanning the years 1950-1999) and
           fully coupled atmosphere-ocean-sea ice
 31-Oct-06 We will investigate two aspects of the Nordic   N   168,345
           Seas circulation of importance to the North
           Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
           (MOC): (1) Sources of water in the
           Greenland-Scotland overflows: recent tracer
 20-Jan-06 We will investigate with unprecedented time     N   102,337
           resolution the sequence of events at the
           start and end of two rapid climate events
           observed in Greenland ice cores. Using
           techniques to minimise sample volumes we
31-Dec-05 We propose to make field measurements of         N    22,472
           the brine volume of sea ice as it forms and
           evolves in a newly formed lead. A new
           instrument for this purpose will be
           developed and deployed in open water
 30-Jun-06 One of the most significant events in plant      N    26,012
            evolution was the origin of the seed.
            However, it is not know from which plant
            group they originated or how a single seed-
            megaspore evolved from a homosporous
  8-Jun-06 We will use new sampling technologies and        N   263,196
            techniques in an international collaboration
            to collect time-series of transient tracers
            penetrating the deep branch of the MOC in
            the northern North Atlantic and its marginal
31-May-04 We will make Total Target Strength                N    30,864
            measurements of the euphausiid
            Meganyctiphanes norvegica. Many
            euphausiids are assessed acoustically. Echo
            intensity data from acoustic surveys are
 30-Apr-08 The aims of the proposal are to compare          N   501,134
            high-resolution isotope records from
            terrestrial archives in NW Europe with model
            simulations of isotopes in precipitation in
            order to investigate the role of different
  31-Jul-05 Overthickened mid- to lower-crust of            N    26,307
            continent-continent collision belts can flow
            laterally under its own weight, but the
            weakening mechanisms that allow flow are
            largely unstudied. In the Himalaya-Tibet
30-Nov-06 The cavities beneath floating ice shelves are     Y    15,304
            among the least accessible places on Earth.
            The development of Autosub is a unique
            opportunity to undertake a coordinated
            scientific effort to understand the processes
 30-Sep-03 Sunlight falling onto snowpacks is known to      N    24,770
            photochemically produce gaseous oxides of
            nitrogen. The proposer has measured UV
            actinic fluxes in Arctic snowpacks and, with
            simple radiation transfer code, has predicted
  31-Jul-04 The dynamics of liquid aerosol droplets will    N   157,697
            be probed by non-intrusive optical laser
            methods that can be used to determine
            directly the composition and size of single
            aerosol particles. The condensation and
30-Sep-05 It is now established that catalytic cycles      N           74,828
           involving reactive halogen species (RHS) such
           as IO and BrO are responsible for
           tropospheric ozone depletion events in polar
           and coastal areas. Recent evidence suggests
30-Sep-05 A previous NERC funded study of DNA from         N          167,025
           permafrost bones revealed unexpected
           patterns of localised extinctions,
           replacements and genetic bottlenecks in
           East Berinigian bison and bear populations
31-Aug-06 Arctic tundra landscapes exist as a mosaic of    Y          102,494
           vegetation (graminoid-, dwarf-shrub and
           lichen-dominated) related to topography,
           soil type and hydrology (wet, mesic, dry
           tundra). The key driver of this fine-scale
31-Aug-06 Arctic tundra landscapes exist as a mosaic of    Y - Lead   183,345
           vegetation (graminoid-, dwarf-shrub and
           lichen-dominated) related to topography,
           soil type and hydrology (wet, mesic, dry
           tundra). The key driver of this fine-scale
 31-Jul-07                                                 N          261,004




 31-Jan-06 Data discovery and delivery are inherent      N            825,858
           components of many aspects of science.
           They can be considered part of a processing
           chain that starts with raw data from a
           variety of sources, and ends with the
30-Nov-05 This proposal will develop a prototype ocean Y - Lead       177,889
           diagnostics grid for community work with
           high resolution marine data from the NERC
           OCCAM model and data from the Met Office
           FOAM (Forecasting Ocean-Atmosphere
31-Dec-05 Climate models predict increased               N             44,900
           precipitation in the arctic as global warming
           progresses but are subject to error because
           of incomplete representation of physical
           processes and problems of downscaling. The
 26-Jul-03 We propose to investigate the role of sea ice     N   169,791
           on seasonal to decadal variability in the
           climate system through the use of the latest
           datasets (spanning the years 1950-1999) and
           fully coupled atmosphere-ocean-sea ice
31-Dec-05 The morphology and systematics of specific         N   195,675
           families within the cheilostomate Bryozoa
           have been documented in some detail but
           the phylogenetic relationships between
           families is poorly resolved. We propose to
23-Dec-06 Decadal to millennial climate variability in       N    94,537
           NW Europe is tightly linked with changes in
           the ocean thermohaline 'conveyor'
           circulation. Deepwater exiting the Atlantic in
           the South is replaced by surface returnflow.
30-Sep-05 This proposal will develop a prototype ocean       Y   159,389
           diagnostics grid for community work with
           high resolution marine data from the NERC
           OCCAM model and data from the Met Office
           FOAM (Forecasting Ocean-Atmosphere
30-Sep-05 This proposal will develop a prototype ocean       Y   183,971
           diagnostics grid for community work with
           high resolution marine data from the NERC
           OCCAM model and data from the Met Office
           FOAM (Forecasting Ocean-Atmosphere
31-Dec-06 We propose to use Autosub to map sea ice           N   253,062
           thickness and ocean structure in the
           polynyas off the Filchner-Ronne and Pine
           Island Glacier ice shelves in Antarctica, and,
           in the Arctic, to map sea ice structure in the
14-Oct-04 Noctilucent clouds are thin layers of ice          N   245,635
           particles that occur around 82 km during
           summer at high latitudes. They were first
           reported in 1885, and have since appeared
           more frequently and at lower latitudes,
11-Jun-04 Natural abundance isotope ratio (NAIR)             N    51,505
           signatures will be determined for
           components of the zooplankton food chain
           collected during Phase 2 Marine Productivity
           cruises in the N.Atlantic. This will enable the
11-Sep-05 This proposal will develop a prototype ocean        Y   267,968
           diagnostics grid for community work with
           high resolution marine data from the NERC
           OCCAM model and data from the Met Office
           FOAM (Forecasting Ocean-Atmosphere
 8-Dec-05 The influence of the quasi biennial oscillation     N   117,015
           (QBO) on the interannual variability of
           northern hemisphere (NH) winter polar
           vortex temperatures will be studied using a
           stratosphere mesosphere model and a GCM.
28-Feb-05 The AUTOSUB Under Ice thematic                      N    26,184
           programme will use an autonomous vehicle
           to carry out science missions beneath ice
           cover. This proposal concerns the integration
           of a digital still camera system with the
31-Dec-04 This proposal will develop a prototype ocean        Y    68,784
           diagnostics grid for community work with
           high resolution marine data from the NERC
           OCCAM model and data from the Met Office
           FOAM (Forecasting Ocean-Atmosphere
31-Dec-04 The research will experimentally test the ice-      N   103,858
           segregation model of rock fracture in the
           context of near-surface bedrock.
           Experiments at the Caen Cold Laboratories
           will monitor the effects of different thermal
21-Nov-04 The diversity and biogeography of benthic           N    10,221
           foraminifera, a dominant deep-sea taxon,
           are poorly understood at both
           morphological and molecular genetic levels.
           To explore these issues, samples will be
  4-Jan-04 We propose to use existing satellite aerosol       N    44,785
           extinction measurements of polar
           stratospheric clouds (PSCs) to identify, for
           the first time, different cloud types. This will
           advance previous studies of PSCs from
31-Mar-05 This proposal aims to correlate latitudinal         N   212,344
           adaptation of myosin genes to the genetic
           diversity of marine amphipod species
           distributed from eurythermal temperate
           regimes in the British Isles to cold
14-Oct-04 We will use the historical hydrographic data      N          117,489
           set over a million thermal profiles going back
           to 1950 over the N Atlantic to investigate
           variability in upper-ocean heat content.
           Densities will be recovered using T/S
 31-Jul-05 The iodine oxide radical IO, and the dioxide     N          155,131
           OIO, are present at high concentrations in
           some atmospheric environments. Iodine
           chemistry affects the coupling of HOx and
           NOx in the atmosphere. The reaction of IO
30-Sep-05 A programme of laboratory and modelling           Y - Lead   165,359
           studies will be performed to investigate the
           atmospheric degradation of dimethyl
           sulphide (DMS) and other biogenic reduced
           sulphur compounds (RSCs). These
11-Sep-04 The outstanding fossil record of planktonic       N           46,725
           foraminifera provides excellent proxies of
           oceanography, climate change, biodiversity
           and evolutionary processes. Yet, recent
           molecular studies have shown that
30-Jun-05 A programme of laboratory and modelling           Y            6,134
           studies will be performed to investigate the
           atmospheric degradation of dimethyl
           sulphide (DMS) and other biogenic reduced
           sulphur compounds (RSCs). These
19-Oct-04 The project aims to exploit novel satellite       N          141,624
           estimates of Arctic sea thickness, in addition
           to existing data on ice concentration and
           drift, to assess and improve the
           representation of sea ice in Global
31-Jan-02 We propose the analysis of total dissolvable      N           21,271
           Mn in a suite of 108 recently-collected
           seawater samples to detect, systematically,
           for hydrothermal plumes along the
           Knipovich Ridge: 74-78 degrees N,
19-Jan-04 The aim is to develop a three-dimensional,        N           81,258
           first-order numerical model of ice flow and
           apply it to Pine Island Glacier, West
           Antarctica (PIG). The two principal outcomes
           of the project will be an understanding of
 1-Sep-05 The project aims to determine the extent of     N   246,885
          genetic variation in selected species of
          Antarctic lichen-forming fungi and how this
          relates to modes of reproduction such as
          vegetative propagation and self-fertilisation
30-Apr-03 The volume change of a number of ice caps       N    35,017
          and glaciers in the Svalbard archipelago will
          be determined, over a five-year interval,
          using airborne scanning laser altimetry. We
          will deploy equipment, developed by NASA,
30-Jun-03 A numerical modelling study will be             N    84,262
          combined with our extensive set of
          stratospheric tracer measurements to study
          a number of issues relevant to ozone
          depletion. We will investigate the usual
30-Jun-04 It is proposed to investigate patterns of       N   248,371
          muscle growth in the four morphs of Arctic
          charr (Salvelinus alpinus) found in Lake
          Thingvallavatn, Iceland. Hypotheses
          concerning the molecular mechanisms that
30-Jun-06 A 500 GHz SIS receiver will be built,           N   212,139
          integrated with the THz Emission Limb
          Sounder (TELIS) and deployed on the MIPAS-
          B balloon gondola at ~35km altitude.
          Scientific advances on RAL's 500 GHz aircraft
10-Jun-02 We propose a study of Eocene to Miocene         N     6,395
          benthic foraminifera from three ODP sites in
          the northern Norwegian Sea (Sites 909, 913,
          985) to provide a refined biostratigraphical
          and taxonomical scheme that can be applied
30-Apr-03 Contrary to conventional wisdom, plants can     N    33,518
          take up substantial amounts of organic
          nitrogen such as amino acids, potentially
          eliminating the need for mineralisation. Our
          team of arctic ecologists, modellers and soil
31-Aug-03 Arctic ecosystems are sensitive to climate      N    35,314
          change and there is already substantial
          evidence for warming in many arctic regions.
          We will use palaeolimnological methods to
          study the effect of 20th century climate
14-Dec-03 Palaeoclimatic studies of the last glacial         N          153,347
           period demonstrate marked millennial-scale
           climate variability in the North Atlantic
           region. We intend to produce century-scale
           resolution records of surface ocean
29-Feb-04 Ichthyostega was the first Devonian tetrapod       Y           53,572
           discovered, yet it remains the most
           misunderstood, its potential importance
           unexplored. This project will reconstruct its
           anatomy using new material to provide a
18-Feb-02 Funding is requested to provide a PDRA for         N           36,645
           one year to develop and test a prototype,
           compact, fast-response sensor for
           tropospheric IO and NO2 at concentrations
           as low as 2 and 20 ppt respectively with only
 31-Jan-02 We aim to use the results of our geophysical      N           35,404
           and geological investigations (side-scan
           sonar, seismics and cores) and numerical
           modelling of the processes and patterns of
           glacier-influenced sediments on the
28-Feb-05 This project will investigate the impact of        N          151,193
           salinity anomalies in the Nordic and Arctic
           Seas on climate. It will determine whether
           they result from feedbacks in the coupled
           ocean, atmosphere and/or sea-ice systems,
  7-Jul-01 Researchers at NASA, while examining              N           22,530
           SeaWiFS satellite pictures of the Bering Sea
           this winter, noticed unexpected, large, high-
           reflectance features (see image in case for
           support). The cause of this phenomenon is
30-Nov-03 Ichthyostega was the first Devonian tetrapod       Y - Lead   105,145
           discovered, yet it remains the most
           misunderstood, its potential importance
           unexplored. This project will reconstruct its
           anatomy using new material to provide a
30-Nov-03 This project will quantify annual nitrogen         N          291,923
           fluxes, following snow melt, in a pristine high
           Arctic ecosystem on Svalbard (78?N), we
           shall utilise the complementary approaches
           of 15N-labelling the melting snowpack and
30-Nov-06 Antarctic marine invertebrates live at one         N   217,393
           extreme of conditions available in the
           world's oceans. Their environment is one of
           low, but extremely stable temperature, and
           they can live only within narrow
 31-Jan-02 The accumulation and depletion of snow            N    34,900
           cover have been indentified as of critical
           importance to the operation of atmospheric
           models. This Proposal seeks to i) improve
           the understanding of surface processes and
30-Sep-01 Ediacaran fossils represent the oldest known       N    26,103
           animal-like organisms, and their best
           preservation, largest diversity and widest
           stratigraphic range occur in the White Sea
           area, NW Russia. We propose to document
30-Sep-02 The aim of the project is to reconstruct           N    25,214
           changes in ice-cover duration in Europe
           based on changes in diatom assemblage in
           high mountain lakes. Physically based
           mathematical models of the effects of
31-Aug-03 Three problems will be addressed. Deep             N   127,042
           water production within polynyas is not
           resolved in global OGCMs. By developing a
           polynya flux model coupled to an ocean and
           atmosphere model, a parameterisation of
20-Aug-02 Our aim is to build on previous NERC funded        N    98,553
           research to provide three deliverables within
           a programme to produce the first ever self-
           consistent atmospheric aerosol and
           photochemistry study based on the "state of
 31-Jan-04 Recent evidence has shown that semi-              N   143,377
           volatile , persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
           are effectively scavenged by snow. In high
           latitudes where snow plays a major part in
           the hydrological cycle, it is a significant
31-Dec-03 Controversy over how early Archean crust           N    49,345
           was generated with two models being
           proposed. One proposes gradual
           accumualtion over c300 Ma whilst the other
           argues formation in one super-event. Within
 6-Sep-02 Recent work in Greenland and Antarctica has       N   117,300
           provided compelling evidence that the upper
           layers of snowpack are a significant source
           of NOx (and probably other important
           species) to the polar lower troposphere, and
31-Oct-01 Over the past 3 decades much effort has           N    58,813
           been expended on measuring the fecundity,
           growth and production of copepods. This has
           led to attempts to try and predict these
           rates, and to understand which factors are of
31-Oct-01 The persistence of different species of           N    76,009
           zooplankton within a region is dependent on
           it's vertical migration behaviour. Vertical
           migration behaviour is influenced by many
           factors including food availability, predation
30-Apr-03 Development of a turbulent discharge flow         N    83,803
           (DF) reactor for kinetic and mechanistic
           studies of key gas phase radical reactions as
           f(T, p). Use of chemical ionisation mass
           spectrometry (CIMS) detection incorporating
30-Jun-03 This study would investigate the effects of       N   200,469
           simulated pollutant nitrogen on species
           diversity and function of communities of
           decomposer fungi from a high arctic polar
           semi-desert ecosystem. The direct effects on
28-Feb-03 Centrifuge scaling laws allow similitude          N    57,636
           between scaled models and their prototypes
           in terms of self weight stresses, and, since
           both seepage force similarity and conductive
           heat transfer scale as 1/N2, where N is the
22-Feb-01 A series of gas tropospheric measurements         N    15,166
           are proposed within the Arctic region as a
           component of the ARCICE Thematic
           Programme 1999 Arctic cruise. This project
           aims to produce an accurate estimate of the
 31-Jul-01 This project aims to elucidate the processes     N    31,961
           of nutrient acquisition and transport by
           meltwaters in transit to an arctic fjord. A
           field study of the nutrient content of two
           winter snowpacks and of the concentrations
30-Apr-03 Mat-forming lichens offer promise as             N    131,602
          indicators of N deposition in the remote
          north since their N-status is correlated with
          atmospheric N income. This view is
          compromised by reports of low thallus *15N
15-Apr-01 This project will determine the likely           N     88,630
          evolution of the Antarctic ice sheet (AIS)
          using a state-of-the-art numerical model.
          This will be achieved by first simulating the
          present-day state of the AIS. The stability of
 4-Nov-01 The NASA measurement campaign SOLVE is           N     88,310
          designed to examine the processes that
          control lower stratospheric and upper
          tropospheric ozone levels at mid- to high-
          latitudes. We propose to contribute to the
31-Oct-02 The contribution of Svalbard glaciers to sea     Y     32,713
          level rise has been estimated to be larger
          than that of any other Arctic region outside
          Greenland. The accuracy of this estimate,
          based on extrapolation of measurements
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17-Oct-00 The basic hypothesis is that respiratory         N     35,087
          metabolism, including the engagement of
          the alternative oxidase is crucial to plant
          adaptation to Arctic environments. The
          proposal is to develop and validate a field
30-Apr-03 An improved understanding of the glacier         N     53,269
          hydrology and ice dynamics of high Arctic
          glaciers is critical if the potential importance
          of the contribution of runoff from these
          glaciers in response to climate change is to
19-Oct-02 Laboratory studies of the gas phase kinetics N        114,837
          and mechanisms of key organic peroxy
          radical reactions under conditions relevant
          to the UTLS. Theoretical calculations of the
          energetics and rate coefficients for these
31-Dec-01 This proposal addresses the geometry and           N      153,394
            flow dynamics of three large ice caps in the
            Canadian arctic islands, with implications for
            glacier mass balance and the rate of sea-
            level change in a warming world. The work
 30-Jun-03 A survey of the ice caps and glaciers of the      N      119,376
            Russian and Canadian High Arctic glaciers
            and ice caps, and the North West Greenland
            ice sheet, will be performed using
            interferometry. Complex radar images from
  31-Jul-02 Arctic and Antarctic microbial plankton          N      144,311
            communities appear to follow very different
            winter survival strategies, probably related
            to water column light, climate and other
            physical and chemical factors. These
 31-Oct-01 To develop a field portable sample                N       51,028
            enrichment device to interface with and to
            extend existing field GCMS capabilities to
            determine the long lived, highly volatile
            fluorocarbons in the atmosphere. To carry
 30-Jun-03 In this project we intend to identify and         N      146,925
            quantify sources of methane in the
            continents bordering the Atlantic by
            measuring CH4 and CO concentrations and
            isotopes in air sampled at Atlantic
31-May-02                                                    Y       92,937




30-Nov-01 Fluxes of heat, moisture, radiation and        Y - Lead    80,179
           momentum vary considerably between
           ice/atmosphere interfaces. The intermingling
           of ice and ocean surfaces in the marginal ice
           zone causes highly complex behaviour of
 31-Jul-02 This project addresses a key aim of the       N           85,836
           ARCICE programme - the dynamics of Arctic
           continental margins since the last glacial
           maximum (LGM). The work will involve two
           cruises in Disko Bugt, West Greenland,
31-Mar-01 We will use a sophisticated 3D chemical      N                 77,572
          transport model, in conjunction with a wide
          range of observations to be obtained as part
          of the EU THESEO programme in 1998/99, to
          study the cause of the downward trend in
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31-Mar-02 The purpose of the proposed project is to          N          123,328
            determine the hemispheric offsets in 14C for
            the period ad 1000 to ad 1710 using decadal
            samples of tree-ring-dated wood from New
            Zealand and the British Isles. Doing so will
  31-Jul-02 The understanding of the inter-relationship      N          129,004
            between stratospheric ozone change and
            stratospheric temperature change is of
            essential importance in establishing links
            between ozone and climate change. We
  23-Jul-03 We propose a study of the effect of sea ice      Y - Lead   137,603
            on oceanic vertical circulation, meaning the
            local vertical exchange of water properties in
            the Greenland Sea by convection, both to
            greater and lesser depths; the transfer of
21-Mar-02 We will investigate the origin of ice-melt         N          142,967
            input to, and inter-mixing with , the water
            masses around the Greenland Sea. The role
            of ice and freshwater inputs in both limiting
            and promoting deep convection, and the
14-Mar-02 Preliminary studies have revealed that arctic      N          158,473
            permafrost deposits of late Pleistocene
            mammalian bones contain considerable
            amounts of preserved DNA, providing an
            opportunity to examine the genetic
 14-Jun-02 The response of ice sheets and glaciers to        Y - Lead    46,333
            climatic forcing ( and thus any resultant sea
            level change ) depends not only on mass
            balance changes , but more importantly on
            the nature of the underlying substratum (
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31-Mar-02 We propose to construct a new noble gas          N           69,640
           static vacuum isotope ratio-mass
           spectrometer that is optimised for 3he/4he
           isotope ratio measurements and noble gas
           concentration measurements. Initial
30-Sep-02 The aims of the project are to develop a UK      N          116,544
           leading edge high resolution ocean-sea ice
           model covering the Arctic and Nordic seas
           and to use it, together with the results of
           earlier runs of the OCCAM model , to: (a)
 17-Jul-02 The contribution of Svalbard glaciers to sea    Y           18,848
           level rise has been estimated to be larger
           than that of any other Arctic region outside
           Greenland. The accuracy of this estimate,
           based on extrapolation of measurements
 14-Jan-02 Variations in ice-ocean-climate interactions    Y - Lead   215,030
           on the polar North Atlantic margins have
           produced a distinctive record, including huge
           submarine fans, slides and channel systems,
           and deep-ocean sediments which indicate
31-Dec-01                                                  Y          180,050




31-May-02 The expected future global warming will          N          159,369
          increase the significance of melting in the
          mass balance of all arctic ice masses. It is
          typically confined to a narrow band around
          the perimeter of the ice sheet. Thus
30-Jun-02 The contribution of Svalbard glaciers to sea       Y            19,372
           level rise has been estimated to be larger
           than that of any other Arctic region outside
           Greenland. The accuracy of this estimate,
           based on extrapolation of measurements
30-Jun-02 The contribution of Svalbard glaciers to sea       Y - Lead     54,648
           level rise has been estimated to be larger
           than that of any other Arctic region outside
           Greenland. The accuracy of this estimate,
           based on extrapolation of measurements
 31-Jul-02 There is little hydrochemical data in the         N           187,927
           literature to assess the chemical weathering
           of granite and continental shield by larger ice
           masses, despite these being the lithologies
           that underlay large areas of the Laurentide
30-Jun-02 Recent literature has identified the pro-          N            68,488
           glacial zone as a region which may support
           globally significant rates of chemical
           weathering, particularly during deglaciation.
           However, this remains conjecture until field
31-Oct-02 The project aims to exploit novel and unique       N           124,833
           techniques to extract ocean variability, tides
           and sea ice freeboard from spaceborne
           altimeter measurements over the Arctic
           Ocean. High precision measurements of
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30-Sep-02 HIRDLS is an infrared limb sounder to           N             2,185,085
          measure stratospheric temperature and
          constituents from the NASA EOS Chem-1
          satellite to be launched in 2002. The
          measurements will be used to advance our
31-Aug-01 Cretaceous/palaeogene diatomites have           N               17,260
          been routinely interpreted as the product of
          upwelling yet this is at variance with
          concepts of sluggish circulation in salinity-
          stratified oceans at that time. On the basis of
30-Sep-01 From research undertaken at the Culture          N     24,203
          Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP), and
          elsewhere, the role of freeze-induced
          damage appears to be a major factor causing
          viability loss in organisms subjected to low
31-Aug-01 The study aims to build theoretical models N           10,176
          of fully developed convection and
          solidification in sea ice. Concurrently, we will
          determine the associated fluxes of heat and
          mass and investigate the effects of the
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