Strategic Research Programme: Tracing and Modelling of Past & Present Global Changes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Physical Geography, Geography, Earth System Sciences, Analytical, Environmental & Geo-Chemistry, Chemistry
The scientific approach focuses on the holistic use of biogeochemical tracers, such as elemental concentrations (Cd, Pb, PGE etc.) and isotopic ratios (D/H, 18O/16O, 87Sr/88Sr...), - in some cases referred to as "proxies" - that are measured on a substrate (e.g. mineral phase, fossil, mussel-shell, teeth, seawater, ice cores etc.) to infer specific environmental parameters (such as condition of formation, temperature, acidity, salinity, CO2 ...