Ongoing Research Projects
Our research focuses on improving methods for understanding the subsurface, combining geophysical data, modelling, and field observations. Through collaboration and continuous development, we aim to advance both applied and academic knowledge within geoscience.
PALMAR
Paleogene Basin Development on the Vøring and Møre Margins
The knowledge of the Paleogene development of the Vøring and Møre basins on the coastline of Norway is limited. In 2021 an IODP-expedition sampled several sediment cores from the ocean floor of the basins. In this project we want to investigate the cores and related data and get a better knowledge about the geological history of the basins.
PERBAS
Permanent sequestration of gigatons of CO2 in continental margin basalt deposits
In the near future, mankind will have to remove many millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year from the atmosphere and store it safely underground. Extensive lava rock formations in the seabed, so-called flood basalts, offer themselves as large storage sites. Researchers at GEOMAR and their international partners are using new measurement and modeling methods to investigate how much CO2 could be stored in these rock layers and how quickly the greenhouse gas would be converted into solid carbonate rock there. It would then be stored in a climate-safe way for thousands of years.