Projects

Doctoral Projects

In order to address the core research questions, to assess and reduce uncertainties and to establish a better basis for future adaptation and mitigation strategies, it is of utmost importance to apply novel interdisciplinary approaches and methods that allow quantification of spatial and temporal dynamics of current Earth surface fluxes on the Tibetan Plateau. For the purpose of providing information about the responses of the geo-ecosystem to alterations of the sediment, water and carbon fluxes between the terrestrial ecosystem and the atmosphere, we have defined four main interlinked individual core research areas:  (project table)

Sediment fluxes
Quantifying matter transport, assessing permafrost content by combining ground-based geophysical methods with remote sensing.
Carbon fluxes
Identifying soil organic carbon (SOC), assessing turnover rates, quantifying CO2 exchange and C transport
Water fluxes and water quality
Quantifying runoff, meltwater and groundwater contributions
to the hydrological budget, modeling subsurface flow and water balance, assessing long-term hydrological variability and evolution
of water quality by studying lake sediments.
Environmental Humanities
Understanding human and non-human interactions, local communities perception of climate change and their coping strategies.
Biogeography

PostDoc Project