The global approach of paleoclimate studies conducted at CEREGE includes the marine domain. It primarily concerns the interactions between climate, biological evolution and the carbon cycle and is based on proxies analysis and modelling. Other topics include coastal geomorphological evolution and sediment transport, tectonics and associated natural hazards (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis), basin dynamics and fluid emissions (e.g. methane). The main methods are sediment core analysis (bio-indicators, chemical and isotope analyses, magnetostratigraphy, radiochronology), in situ monitoring, and interpretation of geophysical, sounding and seismic data.
