Just published in Organic Geochemistry, "Fire-induced shifts in stalagmite organic matter mapped using Synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy", led by #ANSTO colleague Dr. Liza McDonough. We demonstrate for the first time that Synchrotron IRM is a promising non-destructive, high resolution (5 µm) technique for analysing stalagmite organic matter. The paper can be found #OpenAccess here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2024.104842

#speleothem #stalagmite #organicMatter #pastClimate #geochemistry #UNSW

@Andbaker

Do not forget: The next edition of the #BiWeeklyColloquia will take place on Monday (22 January) Thomas Giesecke from @utrechtuniversity will give a talk on »Climate and human induced changes to floristic diversity in
Europe since the last ice age« https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-roots/details/news/20240122-biweekly-colloquium
#Pastclimate