Partnership on Sea-Level change Along Brazilian Shores (SLABS)

Lead Research Organisation: University of York
Department Name: Environment

Abstract

Our proposed collaborative partnership between leading coastal and sea-level scientists from the University of York in the UK and the University of São Paulo, the Federal University of Paraná, and the Federal University of Pará in Brazil seeks to reconstruct how sea levels have changed along the Brazilian coast over the last 200 years. This period is highly significant as it covers the critical time during which the natural processes that had been driving sea-level change gave way to the dominance of human activities. While estimates of global sea-level change during this time have been made before, they almost exclusively rely on data from the Northern Hemisphere. We will contribute to addressing this bias by reconstructing sea levels using two approaches involving sediments deposited in coastal wetlands and organisms that live attached to rocky shorelines, approaches in which the team are world leaders. Our partnership will facilitate exchange of knowledge and technical skills between the partners, enabling us to compare and integrate our differing approaches to past sea-level reconstruction. The development of new sea-level records will allow us to begin to collaboratively address major scientific questions concerning the timing of the transition from natural to anthropogenically elevated rates of sea-level rise and the evolution of the different contributions to global sea level.

Publications

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Description Variação do nível relativo do mar nos últimos séculos no Sul do Brasil e a contribuição do Manto de Gelo Antártico
Amount R$ 100,511 (BRL)
Funding ID 403552/2024-9 
Organisation National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) 
Sector Public
Country Brazil
Start 01/2025 
End 12/2026
 
Description Workshop on Holocene relative sea-level change in the Southern Hemisphere
Amount € 8,000 (EUR)
Funding ID 2502 s-y IRN 
Organisation INQUA International Union for Quaternary Research 
Sector Academic/University
Country Global
Start 04/2025 
End 04/2026
 
Description Luiz Pessenda 
Organisation Universidade de São Paulo
Country Brazil 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Fieldwork, labwork, ongoing discussions about future grant applications and publications
Collaborator Contribution Fieldwork, ongoing discussions about future grant applications and publications
Impact Grant acquisition: CNPq Projetos Internacionais de Pesquisa Científica, Tecnológica e de Inovação: Projetos em Cooperação
Start Year 2024
 
Description Marcelo Cohen 
Organisation Federal University of Pará
Country Brazil 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Fieldwork, labwork, ongoing discussions about future grant applications and publications
Collaborator Contribution Fieldwork, ongoing discussions about future grant applications and publications
Impact Grant acquisition: CNPq Projetos Internacionais de Pesquisa Científica, Tecnológica e de Inovação: Projetos em Cooperação
Start Year 2024
 
Description Paulo Giannini 
Organisation Universidade de São Paulo
Country Brazil 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Fieldwork, labwork, ongoing communication about future publications and grants
Collaborator Contribution Fieldwork, ongoing communication about future publications and grants
Impact Successful grant acquisition: CNPq Projetos Internacionais de Pesquisa Científica, Tecnológica e de Inovação: Projetos em Cooperação and INQUA International Research Network
Start Year 2024
 
Description Rodolfo Angulo 
Organisation Federal University of Paraná
Country Brazil 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Fieldwork, labwork, ongoing discussions about future grant applications and publications
Collaborator Contribution Fieldwork, ongoing discussions about future grant applications and publications
Impact Grant acquisition: CNPq Projetos Internacionais de Pesquisa Científica, Tecnológica e de Inovação: Projetos em Cooperação
Start Year 2024