Rügen and Bremen Environs (24-27 Sep + 30 Sep-02 Oct 2024)
Lecturers: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Torsten Bickert, Matthias Zabel
This course consists of two field trips: Rügen and Baltic Coast (4 days with T. Bickert and KH. Baumann) and Quaternary of the Bremen Environs (3 days with M. Zabel).
The excursion to Rügen and the Baltic Sea coast deals with the genesis of deposits from the Cretaceous to the Holocene and the formation of the coast and the hinterland through the last ice ages to current hydrodynamic processes.
The second part of this field exercise focuses on inland sediments in the Bremen area. Sediments deposited within the last 300,000 years will be presented and studied. In addition to the interpretation and description of the different sediments, the understanding of their spatial distribution plays a central role.
- Understand the main active coastal processes and environments in the southern Baltic Sea with a focus on Rügen
- Understand interferences between natural processes and human activities, especially related to coastal protection
Quaternary geology:
- Identification and description of Quaternary unconsolidated sediments.
- Mapping with profiling
Written report
field trip report
Will be provided during the field trip.
1st Day: Travel to Heiligenhafen, active kliff, sand bar formation, amber deposits
2nd Day: Cretaceous of Rügen, mining, fossil content
3rd Day: Quaternary deformation and deposits on Rügen
4th Day: Southern Baltic outcrops, return to Bremen
5th Day: Excursion to various sites north of Bremen
6th Day: Mapping in small groups
7th Day: Mapping in small groups
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Basic Data
05-BMG-GF1-4
Study Program
Bachelor Geowissenschaften
Module Name
Geoscientific Field Competence
Course Type
Field Exercise (F)
2. Year of Study
3 CP
3 SWS
Sommersemester
Course Language
German
Contact Person
Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM)
Dr. Torsten Bickert
MARUM1 3070R
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65535
tbickertmarum.deCenter for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM)
Dr. Torsten Bickert
MARUM1 3070R
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65535
tbickertmarum.deLecturer
Sediment Geochemistry
PD Dr. Matthias Zabel
NW2 C2350R
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65103
mzabeluni-bremen.deSediment Geochemistry
PD Dr. Matthias Zabel
NW2 C2350R
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65103
mzabeluni-bremen.de