| Topic: | Land-ocean coupling between Atacama paleoclimate and the SE Pacific – from sedimentary archives to climate models | |
| Instructor: |
Patrick Grunert, Volker Wennrich, Niklas Leicher |
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| Date: | 20th June 2025 | |
| Time: |
10:00-12:30, 13:30-17:00 |
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| Location: |
University of Cologne Übungsraum Geologie |
Short abstract with content covered during RTD:
Paleoclimatic variability in the Atacama Desert in the Neogene and Quaternary may be linked to changes in landward moisture flux from the SE Pacific. Paleoclimatic modelling potentially provides insights into processes of land-ocean coupling, but require validation through paleoclimatic and paleoceanographic data from terrestrial and marine sedimentary archives. Through lectures and practical demonstrations, the students will be familiarized with the main terrestrial and marine sedimentary archives of land-ocean coupling in northern Chile, basic concepts of methods for the determination of their age and the reconstruction of pivotal environmental parameters such as water temperature or precipitation.
Previous experience: Familiarity with MS Excel (basic statistics, diagrams)
What you need to participate in the course: Laptop (no tablet!) with MS Excel
Maximum number of participants: 8 (first come, first served).
PhD candidates of the CRC have priority to participate. Left spaces can be filled up by interested Postdocs of the CRC (write an email beforehand, if interested).
Registration: Register by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 6th June 2025.
