Tracing Metabolic and Organic Signals through the Earth’s Critical Zone (A02)

• Subject Area: Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Limnology, Urban Water Management, Water Chemistry, Integrated Water Resources Management ; Analytical Chemistry ; Organic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
• Term: since 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 218627073

Project A02 investigates the chemical diversity and metabolic activities in the Critical Zone in order to understand its functioning. A02 assembled long-term datasets on the molecular composition of Critical Zone waters and derived patterns from these molecular fingerprints that match features identified by other projects. In the third funding period, we will explore Critical Zone functioning by analyzing joint datasets with advanced statistics and bioinformatic tools. We will generalize our findings using sampling site comparison and enhanced structure elucidation.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1076: AquaDiva: Understanding the Links between Surface and Subsurface Biogeosphere
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Gerd Gleixner; Professor Dr. Georg Pohnert