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EPSRC Reference: EP/D06936X/1
Title: Applications of mathematics in the geosciences
Principal Investigator: Fowler, Dr A
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Project Partners:
National Centre for Earthsurface dynamic
Department: Mathematical Institute
Organisation: University of Oxford
Scheme: Standard Research
Starts: 17 September 2006 Ends: 16 March 2008 Value (£): 40,098
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Assess/Remediate Contamination Continuum Mechanics
Non-linear Systems Mathematics
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Environment
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A group of applied mathematicians will gather together with a group of geoscientists to consider the formulation and solution of problems which are of paramount importance in current concerns over the effect of human actions on the environment. Three particular problem areas will be considered: the possibility for sudden collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and a consequent abrupt rise in sea level; the problem of how best to use microbial biodegradation as a natural way of decontaminating polluted land; and the ways in which the Earth's surface is eroded through the action of wind and water.
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