Sedimentology

AWI - Alfred Wegener Institute

last updated: July 20, 2023

About the Laboratory

Sedimentology

AWI - Alfred Wegener Institute

@ Geosciences / Permafrost Research

This Laboratory is part of:

Permafrost Research Laboratories laboratory complex
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Description

The sedimentology lab at the Permafrost Research section aims to study the transport and accumulation processes of permafrost-related deposits and classify sediment sequences in general. Therefore, the following parameters are investigated: sediment structure description, grain-size distribution and mass specific magnetic susceptibility.

Instruments

A BALANCE is a scale used for weighing. (Source: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 16.3 [...] )
Balance
Magnetic Susceptibility Sensor
Laser Particle Size Analyzer
Sieve-size Analysis: Analytic technique determining the distribution of the different sizes of particles in soil, sediment, or rock samples by measuring the percentage that will pass through mesh holes of known size. (Soure: USGS; https://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/term-simple.php?thcode=2&code=1062)
Sieve Shaker
A pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular vision) when viewing distant objects. Most are sized to be held using both hands, although sizes vary widely from opera glasses to large pedestal mounted military models. Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: BINOCULAR Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: In Situ/Laboratory Instruments Instrument_Class: Photon/Optical Detectors Short_Name: BINOCULAR Long_Name: BINOCULAR End_Group Online_Resource: http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/BER_BLA/BINOCULAR_INSTRUMENT.html Sample_Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Binocularp.svg/450px-Binocularp.svg.png Creation_Date: 2010-08-31 End_Group (Source: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 16.3 [...] )
Binocular
Binocular Microscope, Stereo Microscope
MICROSCOPES are instruments that magnify the image of small objects. (Source: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 16.3 [...] )
Microscope
Centrifuge
Sample Divider
Drying Cabinet
Freeze Dryer
Ball Mill
Shaker
Sieve

Analytical Methods

Mass-Specific Magnetic Susceptibility
Grain-size Analysis: Method of studying soils, sediments, sands, or rock by determining the size, distribution, and proportion of selected particles. (use for grainsize analysis, granulometry, particle-size analysis) (Source: USGS; https://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/term-simple.php?thcode=2&code=493)
Particle Size Analysis
Grain Size Analysis, Grain Size Distribution, Laser Diffraction Analyzer, Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analysis, Laser Diffraction Particle Sizing Analyzer, Laser Diffractometer, Particle Size Measurement, Particle Sizing, Particle Sizing Laser Diffraction Analyzer
MICROSCOPES are instruments that magnify the image of small objects.
Laboratory methods using instruments that employ optical lenses or radiation to study objects too small to be seen by the naked eye. (Source: USGS; https://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/term-simple.php?thcode=2&code=740) (Source: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 16.3 [...] )
Microscopy
Mineral Separation
Drying
Grinding
Milling
Sieving

Laboratory Keywords

In addition to the instruments and analytical methods listed above, these keywords help to describe the work done in the laboratory. This may include the type of samples, standard materials, specific preparative or analytical methods and specific instrument characteristics.

Horizontal and Overhead Shaker
Imaging Particle Analysis
Low-Speed Floor Model Centrifuge
Magnetic Susceptibility Dual Frequency Sensor
Mini Mill
Planetary Ball Mill
Rotary Sample Divider
Sonic Sifter
Table Centrifuge

Disciplines

Geoscience > Geology > Sedimentology
Sedimentology

The Research Network for Geosciences in Berlin and Potsdam

Sedimentology

AWI - Alfred Wegener Institute

About the Laboratory

Sedimentology

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