Abrupt climate changes recorded over the european land mass : multi-proxy records of late-holocene climate variability in europe.

Project Information

ACCROTELM

Grant agreement ID: EVK2-CT-2002-00166

Project closed

Start date 1 April 2003

End date 30 September 2006

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 1 397 825,00

EU contribution € 1 397 825,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
United Kingdom

Objective

Novel proxy-climate research has shown that mires provide excellent data on abrupt climate change; these can integrate with complementary climate data from lakes to demonstrate the magnitude and rate of Holocene climatic variability, for use in climate modelling. Mires have diverse proxy-climate indicators, with direct coupling to atmosphere; robust, replicable records with decadal resolution; and circum-North Atlantic distribution. European mires and lakes yield integrated records of hydrological/ temperature changes, directly referable to climate (rather than to 'weather' events). This proposal will produce new high-resolution data; assess evidence for climate variability across Europe during the past 6000 yr; and provide detailed, multi-proxy analyses of abrupt climate changes and their effects. It is defined by development and refinement of proven techniques, innovative development of new biomolecular technologies; and dissemination to end-users. Its new data will inform EU policy.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Francis Close Hall, Swindon Road ; GL50 4AZ CHELTENHAM ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (9)

NETHERLANDS RESEARCH SCHOOL FOR ASTRONOMY - LEGALLY REPRESENTED BY UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 4,Nijenborgh 4 ; 9747 AG GRONINGEN
• Total cost: No data

TALLINN PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Estonia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kevade Street 2 ; 10137 TALLINN
• Total cost: No data

THE PROVOST, FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN HEREINAFTER TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

Ireland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: College Green ; 2 DUBLIN
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Nienburger Strasse 17 ; 30167 HANNOVER
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kruislaan 318 ; 1098 SM AMSTERDAM
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UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Cantock's Close ; BS8 1TS BRISTOL
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Arkadiankatu 7 ; 00014 HELSINKI
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF JOENSUU

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Tulliportinkatu 1 ; 80101 JOENSUU
• Total cost: No data

University of Plymouth

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Drake Circus ; PL4 8AA Plymouth
• Total cost: No data