Projects

A generally understandable short description of the individual research projects can be found in the context of introducing our scientists (Meet the Scientists).

Our VeWA-Projects

Project A1

Reliable sea surface temperatures and latitudinal temperature gradients for determining late Cretaceous and Paleogene polar amplification

Der schwarze Raucher "Kandelabra" in 3.300 Meter Wassertiefe im Logatchev Hydrothermalfeld am Mittelatlantischen Rücken

Project A2

Long-term variability of ocean chemistry: Implications for deep-time palaeothermometry and the carbon cycle

Project A3

Chemical weathering as a sink for atmospheric CO2 - Seawater lithium isotope composition (δ7Li) as a weathering proxy

Bärbel Schminke, Micropaleontology & Paleoceanography Group

Project A4

Frequency and diversity of calcifying phytoplankton under different CO2 levels

Project A5

Development of a new paleo-pH/CO2 proxy and application in the late Cretaceous and Palaeogene

Project A6

Seasonal and perennial variations of atmospheric circulation patterns in Eocene marginal seas of mid-latitudes

Project B1

Seasonally resolved continental temperature and precipitation changes: Permanent ENSO conditions in the Eocene of Central Europe?

Project B2

Continental Palaeoclimate and Biodiversity Evolution

Project B3

Reconstruction of atmospheric pCO2 and temperature changes in the Eocene by triple oxygen isotope analysis of fossil mammalian teeth

Tang et al. 2013, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00382-012-1603-x

Project C1

Processes of latitude dependent temperature variability in a hyperthermal world

Project C2

Vegetation dynamics in the Palaeogene and Late Cretaceous: feedback on climate and habitats for mammals

Project C3

Science Communication & Outreach