The Dendroclimatology Laboratory serves for the reconstruction of temporal and spatial variability of the climate of the past utilizing multi-parameter tree ring analysis.

Aims:

• to reconstruct the temporal and spatial variability of the climate of the past utilizing multi-parameter tree ring analysis
• to assess and verify the causes of climate change and its impact on woody plants
  
  

Tasks:

• quantitative analysis of the climate-signal transfer from atmosphere through soil …

The laboratory for thin-section preparation is specialized in the preparation of thin sections of soft and unconsolidated lacustrine and marine sediments, soils, hygroscopic sediment samples such as salts and clays, and freeze cores, as well as of hard rock, minerals, ores, and grain samples.

Thick and thin sections, ultrathin sections, polished sections (single and double-sided), grain mounts (minerals embedded in epoxy), single crystal slides and reference samples of various formats can …