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651-4043-00L 3 Credits MSC D-USYS , D-ERDW
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Sedimentology II: Biological and chemical processes in lacustrine and marine systems

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Helmut Jürg Weissert
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:06:22

Objective

-You will understand chemistry and biology of the marine and lacustrine carbonate system -You will be able to relate carbonate mineralogy with facies and environmental conditions -You will be familiar with cool-water and warm-water carbonates -You will see carbonate sediments as part of the global carbon cycle -You will be able to recognize links between climate and marine carbonate systems (e.g. acidification of oceans and reef growth) -You will have an overview of carbonate sedimentation through time

Content

-carbonates,: chemistry, mineralogy, biology -carbonate sedimentation from the shelf to the deep sea -carbonate facies -cool-water and warm-water carbonates -C-cycle and carbonates, carbonates as CO2 source and sink -Carbonates: their geochemical proxies for environmental change: stable isotopes, Mg/Ca, Sr -carbonates thorugh geological time -carbonates and evaporites -carbonates and the CCD

Resources

Lecture Notes

no script

Literature

We will read and critically discuss scientific articles relevant for "biological and chemical processes in marine and lacustrine systems"

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Sedimentology II: Biological and chemical processes in lacustrine and marine systems
  • Tue 13:15-15:00 (CAB G 59)
  • Wed 10:15-12:00 (CAB H 57)
4 h weekly

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