CIELO – Chemical weathering Influenced by aEoLian depOsition
In the CIELO research project, we investigate how dust blown in from the Sahara affects soil formation and rock breakdown (weathering) on the Canary Island La Gomera. The difference in rainfall from the coast to the island centre allows us to study the effect of dust under different climate. The project is funded by the Fonds Spécial de Recherche from UCLouvain (Belgium).
Our Research Team
Dr. Laura V. Krone
Project Leader, Earth Surface Geochemistry, Postdoctoral Fellow @UCLouvain (Belgium)
Prof. Dr. Veerle Vanacker
Professor in Soil – Landscape Analyses @Wageningen Universiteit (Netherlands) and Professor in Physical Geography @UCLouvain (Belgium)
Prof. Dr. Inmaculada Menéndez González
Professor in Earth Sciences @Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
PD Dr. Hans von Suchodoletz
Lecturer in Physical Geography @Universität Leipzig and @Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Germany)
Sophie Bergelt
Bachelor student in Physical Geography @Universität Leipzig (Germany)
Emilio Jesús Medina Lorenzo
Fieldwork advisor, PhD student @Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
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News and impressions from the CIELO project, fieldwork on La Gomera and everyday research life.
