Ancient weather stations of Australia: charting a continent's descent into aridity and its ecological consequences

澳大利亚古代气象站：绘制大陆陷入干旱及其生态后果的图表

• 批准号: DP0985214
• 负责人: Prof Jonathan Woodhead
• 金额: $ 15.2万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-10-31 至 2012-10-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0985214
• 关键词: Ancient; weather; stations; Australia; charting

Australia has an enviable reputation as a leading innovator in geochronological and geochemical studies and this research will reinforce that standing. The outcomes will promote a better understanding of Australia's arid continent, contribute to studies of global climate change, and provide new insights into the response of ecosystems to such events. In these ways, the project addresses directly our current national research priorities 'water - a critical resource', 'responding to climate change and variability' and 'the sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity'.

澳大利亚作为地质年代学和地球化学研究的领先创新者享有令人羡慕的声誉，这项研究将加强这一地位。这些成果将促进对澳大利亚干旱大陆的更好了解，有助于全球气候变化的研究，并为生态系统对此类事件的反应提供新的见解。通过这些方式，该项目直接解决了我们目前的国家研究优先事项“水-一种关键资源”，“应对气候变化和变异性”和“澳大利亚生物多样性的可持续利用”。