Paleonet: INQUA Session on interpreting XRF core scanner data (deadline Jan. 9th)

[Ludvig Loewemark]

Dear PaleoNet members

Apologies for cross-postings. We would like to draw your attention to a
session of possible interest to anybody working with paleoceanographic or
paleolimnological records:

*Interpreting XRF core scanner records of natural and anthropogenic changes
in marine and lacustrine archives *

*Pending final decision by our sponsors, we expect to have one or two
fee-waiver awards for full-time students (contact ludvig at ntu.edu.tw
<ludvig at ntu.edu.tw> for details).*

*Convenors and Co-Convenors*: Ludvig Löwemark (Convenor) Ian Croudace
(Co-Convenor) Jyh-Jaan Steven Huang (Co-Convenor)

*Description of Session*:
XRF core scanners have evolved to become an indispensable tool for many
areas of Quaternary paleoclimatic reconstructions. However, despite being
fast, non-destructive and providing records of elemental variations at
submillimeter resolution, the paleoenvironmental implications of shifts and
trends in the elemental data remain difficult to interpret in many
settings. Variations in element content and element ratios can be a
powerful proxy to assess changes in for example source areas, sorting due
to transport, or changes due to redox reactions during diagenesis. However,
the implications of changes in a specific element or certain element pair
ratios is often depending on site specific conditions, and these proxies
therefore rarely have global applicability. For example, variations in Mn
content in the Arctic Ocean has a distinctly different explanation compared
to Mn in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. In this session we welcome studies
that address the interpretation of XRF data on Quaternary records from
marine and lacustrine settings.


Deadline for abstract submission: January 9th!
http://www.inqua2019.org/call-for-abstracts/

We are looking forward to seeing you in Dublin!

Cheers,

Ludvig, Ian, Steven

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*Dr. Ludvig Löwemark  *
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National Taiwan University
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