Topics

The "Suigetsu Varves 2006" project encompasses a wide range of disciplines. The chronological and palaeoenvironmental methodologies being undertaken include the following:

• Varve counting
• Radiocarbon (¹⁴C)
• Pollen analysis
• Diatom analysis
• Biomarker analysis
• Tephrostratigraphy
• Beryllium 10 (¹⁰Be)
• Isotope analysis
• Optically-stimulated luminescence (OSL)
• DNA analysis

A more general introduction to the SG06 sediment core, central to the "Suigetsu Varves 2006" project, is also provided:

• The SG06 sediment core

Details of the situation and site of Lake Suigetsu can be found at:

• Location

And a demonstration of some of the sediment sub-sampling methodologies applied to the SG06 sediment core can be found at:

• Sub-sampling methods