Dr. Thomas Westerhold

Name:		Herr Dr. Thomas Westerhold
Room:		MARUM I / 0220
Phone:		+49 421 218 - 65672
Fax:		+49 421 218 - 9865672
E-Mail:

Research Interests

Astronomically-tuning of the Geological Time Scale
The role of long-term astronomical cycles on climate change
Evaluation of the stability of current astronomical solutions
Climatic evolution of Cenozoic Oceans
Cyclostratigraphy of early Paleogene record
Non-destructive Core Logging/Scanning methods incl. XRF Core Scanning
Stable Isotopes (oxygen & carbon) to study paleoceanography

Recent Publications

Revised composite depth scales and integration of IODP Sites U1331-U1334 and ODP Sites 1218-1220, Proceedings IODP 320/321 - link

A complete high-resolution Paleocene benthic stable isotope record for the central Pacific (ODP Site 1209), Paleoceanography - link - data

Publication list at researcherid.com

Related Projects

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)

Expedition 320/321
PEAT - Pacific Equatorial Age Transect
cruise participant as Stratigraphic Correlator

IODP Proposal
#778 Tanzania Margin Paleoclimate Transect Co-Proponent

IODP Germany - DFG priority program (SPP527)

DFG priority program IODP/ODP Project: The Eocene/Oligocene Transition – a cyclostratigraphic perspective

EARTHTIME - The European Contribution

towards the next generation Geological Time Scale for the last 100 million years (GTSnext)
Collaborator in Task 2 - Calibrating the Paleogene Time Scale: Applying the tool more...

Bighorn Basin Coring Project (BBCP)

Wyoming's Bighorn Basin preserves an unusually complete stratigraphic record of early Paleogene time (~65-50 Ma). The Bighorn Basin Coring Project (BBCP) aims to drill a series of cores in the basin to better document the interplay between climatic, biotic, and geologic change during this period of global greenhouse conditions - more...