Characterising the tropical "heat engine" of global climate: combined coral, stalagmite and tree-ring records from the Indo-Pacific region

描述全球气候的热带“热机”特征：印度-太平洋地区的珊瑚、石笋和树木年轮记录相结合

• 批准号: DP0773081
• 负责人: Prof Jian-xin Zhao
• 金额: $ 47.14万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0773081
• 关键词: Characterising; tropical; heat; engine; global

The recent anthropogenic global warming is causing polar icecap melting, sea level rise, reef coral bleaching and degradation, and increased frequency and intensity of severe droughts, floods, tropical cyclones/hurricanes/typhoons in the past decades, focusing daily media headlines worldwide. Our study will enhance understanding of global climate change, El Niño and Asian-Australian monsoon variability and coral reef degradation, and provide improved knowledge for future predictions. The outcome will impact on our National Research Priority 1: An Environmentally Sustainable Australia, enhance Australia's leadership in coral reef research, and contribute to an improved relationship with our neighbours in science, education and training.

最近的人为全球变暖正在造成极地冰盖融化、海平面上升、珊瑚礁漂白和退化，以及过去几十年来严重干旱、洪水、热带气旋/飓风/台风的频率和强度增加，成为全世界媒体每日头条新闻。我们的研究将增进对全球气候变化、厄尔尼诺和亚洲-澳大利亚季风变化以及珊瑚礁退化的了解，并为未来的预测提供更好的知识。其结果将影响到我们的国家研究优先事项1：一个环境上可持续的澳大利亚，加强澳大利亚在珊瑚礁研究方面的领导地位，并有助于改善我们与邻国在科学、教育和培训方面的关系。