Infrastructure

The department's infrastructure consists of laboratories and one research station. Below is a summary of our infrastructure.

Thin samples for density analysis. Stockholm Tree Ring Laboratory. Photo: Lena Katarina Johansson

Laboratories

The department has several laboratory facilities for research and education.

Stockholm Tree Ring Laboratory

The Stockholm Tree-Ring Laboratory is equipped with an ITRAX multiscanner manufactured by Cox Analytical Systems (www.coxsys.se), which enables us to analyze and produce high-quality density (MXD) data. To avoid the influence of humidity and temperature in the lab that would affect the density measurements, the environmental conditions in the lab are strictly controlled. The laboratory uses Dendrocut twin-bladed saw from Walesch Electronic.

If you are interested in a collaboration, please contact the director Björn Gunnarson, e-mail: bjorn.gunnarson@natgeo.su.se

The Stockholm Tree Ring Laboratory

Series of annual rings from a sample found at Hanvedsmossen. Photo Lena Katarina Johansson.

Björn Gunnarson in the Stockholm Tree Ring Laboratory shows a series of annual rings from a sample found at Hanvedsmossen in Botkyrka. Photo: Lena Katarina Johansson

Cold lab permafrost

It has been used for storage of samples mainly from different parts of the Arctic, but also from e.g. South America and is today an internationally reputable and well-known archive that is also used by researchers from different parts of the world. It contains peat samples, lake sediments and soil samples partly from extremely inaccessible places. This valuable archive has been a key to international collaboration and publication.

Geomorphology Laboratory

The Geomorphological Laboratory has equipment mainly for teaching.

GIS and remote sensing cluster

The GIS and remote sensing cluster has has equipment for both research and teaching.

Ice Laboratory

In the Ice laboratory we store ice, snow and other samples. We can also prepare ice samples in a cleen room environment.

Optically Stimulated Luminescence Laboratory (OSL)

Optically Stimulated Luminescence Laboratory (OSL) consist of an OSL Laboratory where we prepere sediment samples for OSL dating. OSL is a dating method where measurements of luminescence are used to calculate ages when sediment has been deposited.

Sediment Laboratory

In the Sediment Laboratory we have equipent of both resarch and education.

Research station

The department has one research station, The Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO).

The Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO) started operations in 2010 as a collaboration between Stockholm University, the Biomedical Research Foundation at the Academy of Athens (BRFAA) and the Greek company TEMES SA. In 2015, the agreement was extended for another five years and in 2019 a new agreement was concluded which will apply from 5 March 2020 and five years onwards.

The new agreement entails an increased ambition in terms of funding from Stockholm University as well as a return to direct funding from TEMES SA. NEO is an example of an international collaboration between academia and the private sector for research and education for climate, environment and sustainable development.

The station has developed into a place for research and education, where students, researchers and practitioners from all over the world meet to conduct field studies and exchange knowledge and ideas within the framework of various collaborations and projects.

At the station there is a laboratory with limited equipment for eg water sampling. The station also has some field equipment, such as inflatable boats. The atmospheric measuring station at Methonis has various types of instruments for atmospheric sampling as well as equipment for weather observations.

The Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO)

Manager of the Navarino Environmental Observatory
Martina Hättestrand: martina.hattestrand@geo.su.se