Earth surface geochemistry
We pursue diverse and dynamic research programmes that are linked by a single broad objective – to understand the evolution of the Earth’s surface through the history of the planet.
A major component of our research involves the use of established and novel geochemical and isotopic tracers to investigate and characterize modern global oceanic biogeochemical cycles, to better understand material fluxes at the surface of the Earth, and in particular their impact on the chemistry and biology of the ocean. We apply the understanding to the past Earth, using sediments and rocks that record past ocean chemistry and biology, to document perturbations in these geochemical cycles though time and their inter-relationship with Earth’s climate, environment and biosphere.
Contact
Inst. für Geochemie und Petrologie
Clausiusstrasse 25
8092
Zürich
Switzerland
