NSF Award Abstract - #0220600| NSF Award Abstract - #0220600 |
| NSF Org | OCE |
| Intial Amendment Date | August 8, 2002 |
| Latest Amendment Date | August 8, 2002 |
| Award Number | 0220600 |
| Award Instrument | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager |
Donald L. Rice OCE Division of Ocean Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date | September 1, 2002 |
| Expires | August 31, 2005 (Estimated) |
| Awarded Amount to Date | $360231 |
| Investigator(s) | Miguel Goni goni@geol.sc.edu (Principal Investigator) |
| Sponsor |
University South Carolina Research Foundation 901 Sumter Street Columbia, SC 29208 803/777-7093 |
| NSF Program(s) | CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY |
| Field Application(s) | 0204000 Oceanography |
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ABSTRACT OCE-0220600 The goal of this research is to determine what processes control the transport, cycling and preservation of vascular plant debris, fossil kerogen, mineral-associated soil organic matter and marine phytoplankton in the Fly River/Gulf of Papua (GoP) shelf system. A PI from the University of South Carolina plans to accomplish this task by isolating and characterizing these four organic carbon pools (OC) from suspended and bottom sediments at the elemental, isotopic and molecular level using a suite of novel techniques. With the results, the PI will address the following three objectives: (1) determine the distribution of the four OC pools within the Fly River dispersal system in the GoP shelf; (2) follow the changes in concentration and composition of the four OC pools along the dispersal system; and (3) determine the sequestration rates and compositional changes of the four OC pools during burial in the GoP.