Assessing the impacts of subsurface dams on marine ecosystems based on hydrological-geochemical-biological linkages of submarine groundwater discharge

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21K14572
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 31020:Earth resource engineering, Energy sciences-related
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	劉佳奇東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 特任研究員 (00885577)
Project Period (FY)	2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	subsurface dams / SGD / marine ecosystems
Outline of Research at the Start	This research will clarify how subsurface dams affect marine ecosystems through submarine groundwater discharge. The outcomes are expected to contribute to innovation of eco-friendly civil infrastructures and development of new strategies for sustainable water resources management in coastal zones.