A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in Marine SciencePast Recipient, Dr. Wolfgang Berger(1984) |
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Dr.
Wolfgang Berger, the seventh recipient of
the A.G. HUNTSMAN Award, is being
recognized for his contribution to the
understanding of the carbonate
preservation and dissolution cycles in
pelagic sediments. Dr. Berger's studies
of ocean-basin history have focused on
the climate and productivity of the
oceans by analyzing carbonates and their
stable isotopes in deep-sea sediments. He
developed the concept of the
"lysocline" - the depth level
on the seafloor which separates well
preserved from poorly preserved
calcareous fossils - and its application
to paleoceanography. This research has
focused on the variations through time of
the maximum depth of carbonate
deposition. His studies of sediments as
historical records of the earth's climate
have yielded important parameters for
assessing and ultimately predicting the
effects of carbon dioxide emissions on
climate change. 