UMD Geological Sciences www.d.umn.edu/geology M.S. & Ph.D. research Large Lakes Observatory w w w w w w . . d d . . u u m m n n . . e e d d u u / / l l l l o o Climate change & paleoclimatology Economic geology & ore deposits Geochemistry & isotope geochemistry Glacial geology & geomporphology Igneous & metamorphic petrology Limnogeology Planetary geology & remote sensing Sedimentology, basin analysis & basin modeling Seismology& acoustic geophysics An interdiscliplinary institute dedicated to the study of the world's large lakes Paleoclimatology Aquatic chemistry Physical limnology Plankton dynamics Sedimentary processes in large lakes Stable isotope geochemistry Geophysics & acoustic remote sensing Trace metal & nutrient cycling Organic & isotope biogeochemistry Geomicrobiology & microbial geochemistry M.S. and Ph.D. degrees through cooperative programs with Geology, Physics, Chemistry, and Water Resource Sciences (Twin Cities & Duluth Campuses) University of Minnesota Duluth Cayuga Lake - Biosonics Echo - 20 June 2002 17:38 - 17:44 Scamp - 20 June 2002 17:40 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Depth (m) Depth (m) Time (min) ∂O/∂z ( o C/m) -50 0 50 49 o N 48 o N 47 o N 92 o W 90 o W 88 o W 86 o W 1 o C .5 o C 0 o C -0.5 o C -1 o C Research Areas: Lake Malawi Lake Tanganyika Lake Victoria Lake Turkana Lake Albert Tibet Issyk-Kul Antarctica Venus Lake Qinghai The Great Lakes Lake Titicacca Mojave Desert Utah & Colorado Minnesota & Wisconsin Bear Lake & Great Salt Lake Barbados Florida Bay Lake Nicarauga Papua New Guinea Alabama Turkey Large Lakes Observatory Questions? Please contact Steve Colman at: [email protected] Questions? Please contact:geol.d.umn.edu