Centers & Facilities
Rock Mechanics
Rocks and ice are slip-sliding away in the LDEO Rock Mechanics lab.
Observatory Technical and Innovation Center (OTIC)
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Spahr C. Webb
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Bruce A. Huber While there has been tremendous progress in learning of the state and workings of our world, great discoveries await the innovative application of new technologies. Today we require more quantitative observations of the forces governing earth processes; we need to observe in more detail the spatial and temporal scales of variability, and we urgently must gather information of our changing environment. The Observatory Technical and Innovation Center (OTIC) is established to strengthen observation-based research at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory by increasing the Institutional capacity to design, develop, and utilize innovative field and laboratory instrumentation.
Cosmogenic Nuclide Group
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Joerg M. Schaefer
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Michael Kaplan The LDEO Cosmogenic Dating Group, applies terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides as chronometers and tracers in the Earth Sciences.
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LDEO Cosmogenic Dating Group Integrated Earth Data Applications
IEDA or Integrated Earth Data Applications is a community-based, NSF-funded facility that provides data services for the Ocean, Earth, and Polar Sciences to s
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Integrated Earth Data Applications Earthquakes and Faulting
SG&T scientists employ a broad spectrum of tools and techniques to develop a better understanding of the mechanics and dynamics of earthquakes and faulting. These techniques include labor
Ocean BGC
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Raymond N. Sambrotto This page contains information on the research activities in R. Sambrotto's Lab. at Lamont-Doherty. Its covers the people involved and the analytical work we do on the biogeochemistry of oceans and estuaries. It includes the analytical capabilities available to outside users as well as information and protocols for people working in the lab.
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oceanbgc Argon Geochronology for the Earth Sciences (AGES) Lab
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Sidney R. Hemming The Argon Geochronology for the Earth Sciences (AGES) lab is located at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory along the Palisades Parkway in Rockland County, New York. Our lab measures Argon isotope compositions and concentrations, mainly of single mineral grains, on a VG5400 noble gas mass spectrometer to determine the age of mineral formation. Our research subjects include paleocllmate provenance studies, volcanoes and deep earth time.
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AGES Website ICPMS Lab (LDEO-AMNH)
The Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory - American Museum of Natural History ICP-MS Lab is located at Columbia University's Lamont Campus in Palisades NY.
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ICPMS Lab TIMS Facility
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Bärbel Hönisch The Thermo Scientific Triton is LDEO's only thermal ionization mass spectrometer with negative ion capabilities.
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TIMS Facility Website Ocean Bottom Seismology
Our Ocean Bottom Seismology (OBS) Laboratory develops and operates cutting-edge instrumentation for measuring deformation of the ocean floor in a variety of experimental settings. One of our
Natural Hazards
PI(s):
Arthur L. Lerner-Lam Earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, drought, cyclones and other natural hazards have significant potential to affect human lives and society.
Geodynamics
Geodynamics research in SG&T is focused on understanding the forces that drive deformation and tectonism in the solid Earth, and the role that rock rheology, physical state (solid or partially
Deep Earth Structure and Dynamics
Lamont scientists utilize a variety of observational and computational techniques to image and model the deep interior of the Earth, from crust to core.
Tree Ring Research Laboratory
PI(s):
Edward R. Cook
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Gordon C. Jacoby
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Rosanne D'Arrigo
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Brendan M. Buckley
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Kevin Anchukaitis
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Neil Pederson Tree-Ring Lab (TRL) scientists are dedicated to expanding the use and application of tree-ring research around the world to improve our understanding of past climate and environmental history. Current research concentrates on the use of tree-ring data networks to study regional climate, global climate teleconnections and anthropogenic impacts on forest growth.
Exploring new species in new regions, building collaborations around the world, and developing new quantitative techniques, TRL researchers are committed to advancing dendrochronology and paleoclimatology, as well as the ethic of good science
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Tree Ring Research Laboratory The Climate Center of LDEO and GISS
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Edward R. Cook The Climate Center was established ~20+ years ago with an endowment from the Vetlessen Foundation.
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The Climate Center of LDEO and GISS SedDB - Data Collection for Marine Sediment Geochemistry
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Kerstin A. Lehnert SedDB complements current geological data systems (PetDB, EarthChem, NavDat and GEOROC) with an integrated compilation of geochemistry of marine
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SedDB R/V Langseth
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John B. Diebold The academic community’s flagship seismic-research vessel, to be operated by Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, was dedicated in Galveston, Tex., Nov 12. The R/V Marcus G.
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R/V Langseth Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research (CICAR)
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Yochanan Kushnir CICAR, the Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research was established in November 2003 as a research p
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CICAR LDEO Remote Sensing Image Analysis Laboratory
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Christopher Small LDEO Remote Sensing Image Analysis Laboratory: Remote Sensing lab facilities, research and educational materials.
Lamont Cooperative Seismographic Network (LCSN)
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Won-Young Kim Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network (LCSN) monitors earthquakes which occur primarily in the Eastern United States.
Isotope Geochemistry Lab
PI(s):
Steven L. Goldstein Welcome to the Isotope Geochemistry Lab at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
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Isotope Geochemistry Lab Environmental Tracer Group
PI(s):
Peter Schlosser
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Martin Stute Members of our group work on a variety of projects including studies of water movement in natural systems (ocean, groundwater), reconstruction of continental paleotemperature
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Environmental Tracer Group Lamont-Doherty Core Repository
PI(s):
Maureen Raymo The Lamont-Doherty Core Repository is both an archive of sediment (some terrestrial), rocks and coral from beneath the ocean floor, and an archive of the digital data pertaining to the material. They are used for research in climate, environment, many other studies, and for education.
Please click below to be taken directly to the Repository site.
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Lamont-Doherty Core Repository Borehole Research Group
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David S. Goldberg The Borehole Research Group (BRG) uses downhole geophysical measurements in a wide variety of scientific investigations including sea level variations, paleoceanography, flow of fluids through fractured rock
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Borehole Research Group MARGINS Program
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Geoffrey A. Abers Continental margins are the Earth's principal loci for producing hydrocarbon and metal resources, for earthquake, landslide, volcanic and climatic hazards, and for
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MARGINS Program 