Abrupt Southern Hemisphere Climate Change: The Role Of The Southern Ocean Thermohaline Circulation

南半球气候突变：南大洋温盐环流的作用

• 批准号: DP0667075
• 负责人: Prof Matthew England
• 金额: $ 18.73万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2006-01-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0667075
• 关键词: Abrupt; Southern; Hemisphere; Climate; Change

Australia's climate is extreme, with harsh droughts, severe bushfire seasons, climate change, soil loss, and salinity all posing potentially enormous socio-economic challenges over the next ten-fifty years. Research into climate change and climate variability is thus highly significant for Australia, and will underpin efforts to protect our biodiversity and ensure the nation's environmental sustainability. We propose to launch a major new study of the stability of the Southern Ocean's thermohaline circulation and its role in global climate. This work could have significant long-term benefits for those sectors of society sensitive to shifts in climate; including agriculture, energy, freshwater supply, health, and tourism.

澳大利亚的气候极端，严重的干旱，严重的森林火灾季节，气候变化，土壤流失和盐碱化都构成了未来十年至五十年潜在的巨大社会经济挑战。因此，对气候变化和气候多变性的研究对澳大利亚具有非常重要的意义，并将支持保护我们的生物多样性和确保国家环境可持续性的努力。我们提议对南大洋温盐环流的稳定性及其在全球气候中的作用开展一项新的重大研究。 这项工作可以为那些对气候变化敏感的社会部门带来重大的长期利益，包括农业，能源，淡水供应，卫生和旅游业。