First Speleothem Fluid Inclusion Meeting
09.02. - 11.02.2027 in Basel, Switzerland
Speleothem Fluid Inclusions
Speleothems contain fluid inclusions that serve as natural repositories of cave drip water and precipitation, respectively. This water is retained within the speleothem calcite matrix and well preserved from post-depositional alterations. The extraction of the water and the analysis of its hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition provide direct information about the hydrological cycle in the recent and distant past. Furthermore, speleothem fluid inclusions can also be used for reconstructing paleotemperatures.
The First Speleothem Fluid inclusion Meeting at the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, will bring researchers together to present and discuss their speleothem fluid inclusion records, as well as methodological advances in water isotope measurements and nucleation-assisted microthermometry. The meeting will also investigate the integration of speleothem-derived water isotope data with other climate archives and simulations. Thus, we also encourage contribution from researchers from other research areas who combine speleothem fluid inclusion data with other paleoproxy records and simulations. Research will be presented through talks and posters.
We cordially invite you to participate in the First Speleothem Fluid Inclusion Meeting in Basel, Switzerland.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Stéphane Affolter
Title: Speleothem fluid inclusions as a proxy for past precipitation
University of Basel, Switzerland
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Dr. Yuri Dublyansky
Title: Robust speleothem microthermometry: Overcoming the challenge of post-entrapment alteration
University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Prof. Dr. Anna Nele Meckler
Title: TBA
University of Bergen, Norway
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Dr. Hubert Vonhof
Title: A 20-year learning curve: Some thoughts and observations on speleothem fluid inclusion
isotope analysis
Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, Germany
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PD Dr. Sophie Warken
Title: Multi-proxy speleothem records for improved understanding of tropical
hydroclimate and temperature relationships
University of Heidelberg, Germany
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Dr. Martin Werner
Title: Can isotope-enabled climate models help interpret speleothem fluid inclusions?
Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany
Local Organizing Committee:
Dominik Fleitmann, Stéphane Affolter, Timon Kipfer and Medita Beshiri
Departement of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 32,
4056 Basel, Switzerland
Contact us: admin-quatgeo@unibas.ch
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