Rügen and Baltic Coast (15-20.09.2025)

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

Written report

field trip report

Will be provided before the field trip

1st Day: Travel to Boltenhagen, active kliff
2nd Day: Cretaceous of Rügen, formation, tectonics, uplift
3rd Day: Quaternary deformation and deposits on Rügen
4th Day: Quaternary deformation and deposits on Rügen 2
5th Day: Cretaceous of Rügen, mining, fossil content
6th Day: Glacial to Holocene deposits of Moenchsgut
7th Day: Southern Baltic outcrops, Amber Museum, return to Bremen
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