The PIs will participate in an already funded cruise to investigate the shelf of the Indus Delta. The objective is to learn how in its early stages the subaqueous delta developed overcoming rapid sea-level rise, due to highly increased sediment flux in the deglacial phase following the last glacial maximum. The PIs will also investigate the effect of upstream damming on the delta for the last half century. The study will provide new information on sediment dispersal system on a major river of the world and how climate and sediment input, driven by tectonics, influences the deltaic architecture.

Broader impacts include strong international collaboration with both UK and Pakistan and extensive educational efforts in the US and Pakistan.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
0623766
Program Officer
Bilal U. Haq
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2006-10-01
Budget End
2010-09-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$214,697
Indirect Cost
Name
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Woods Hole
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02543