Journal of Environmental Radioactivity – peat dating
Determining the age of geological material is a fundamental issue for reconstructing environmental changes. A recent article co-authored by Sambor Czerwiński compares different models used in dating peats by lead (Pb-210 isotope). Independent methods verified dating results: radiocarbon (C-14) and plutonium isotopes (Pu-239+Pu-240). The study was conducted on different peatlands, analyzing how the Pb-210 isotope […]
Sambor Czerwiński’s lecture
Last week, Sambor Czerwiński visited the Center for Ecological Information and Education in Gdańsk, where he presented on the topic “Nature’s Archives – History Recorded in Lakes and Peatlands.” During the lecture, Sambor provided the audience with information about the secrets hidden in lake sediments and peat, and how geological information complements findings from historical […]
Publication in PLoS Comput Biol – Ten simple rules…
Paleoecological research is crucial for uncovering long-term processes that have shaped modern ecosystems. Despite this, their results often remain within a narrow specialization. Can this be changed? Yes! Recently, a group of researchers, including Alicja Bonk from our Department, developed ’10 Simple Rules’ for publishing paleoecological findings in journals with a broader reach. These rules […]
Online Geomorphological Lecture – Maurycy Żarczyński
Last week, yet another geomorphological lecture was held remotely by the The Association of Polish Geomorphologists. During the event, Maurycy Żarczyński gave a presentation titled ‘The United States of Hyperspectral America – Hyperspectral Imaging in the Study of Sediments of Selected U.S. Lakes’ (in Polish; Stany Zjednoczone Hiperspektralnej Ameryki – obrazowanie hiperspektralne w badaniach osadów […]
Publication in Geophysical Research Letters – 10800 years of temperature change
From 2014 to 2024, there hasn’t been a year without at least one published paper about Lake Żabińskie. In the latest publication, we examine the variability of warm season temperatures throughout almost the entire Holocene with exceptionally high, 3-year resolution, all based on varied sediments and µXRF scan results. We invite you to read it! […]
November lecture for high-school
Our Department strives to demonstrate social engagement and initiative, especially towards younger science enthusiasts. On November 7th, we hosted students from the I Academic High School named after Distinguished People of the Sea in Gdynia. They visited us to learn about lake sediments and varves by participating in the classes titled “In the Microcosm of […]
“HyPyR” workshop – HSI methods
From November 4th to 5th, the virtual “HyPyR” workshop on hyperspectral imaging of sediments (HSI) was held. One of the co-organizers of the workshop, alongside Petra Zahajská and Tobias Schneider from the University of Bern (Switzerland), was Maurycy Żarczyński. During the event, attendees learned the theoretical basics of HSI and had the chance to see […]
Elsevier monography – dating techniques
Elsevier has published a monography titled “Climate and Anthropogenic Impacts on Earth Surface Processes in the Anthropocene.” It provides a comprehensive overview of how ongoing and accelerated environmental changes, driven by human activities, affect Earth’s surface processes. The book contains up-to-date knowledge about these effects and presents systematic and quantitative methods for studying the drivers […]
Publication in Climate of the Past – 3000 years of NAO changes
High-resolution, multiproxy studies of the sediments of Lake Schweriner See (the fourth largest in Germany), in which Sambor Czerwiński also contributed, made it possible to reconstruct large-scale atmospheric processes of the last 3,000 years. The results suggest variability in the North Atlantic Oscillation, NAO. Prior to about 1850, productivity in Lake Schweriner See was mainly […]
EAA conference – Rome 2024
Last week Sambor Czerwiński attended the conference ‘30th European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy’ where he presented a paper entitled ‘New findings on human impact in Greater Poland during the Migration Period based on high-resolution palaeoenvironmental reconstructions’. Despite sweltering temperatures and other adversities such as the lack of a presenter, Sambor presented […]