How far back does the groundwater monitoring record go?

Landscape view of a grazed salt marsh showing a number of installed stick-like pore water sampling devices. There are high and low parts of the terrain, with the low parts filled with water.

An up close view of installed pore water samplers in a patch of Spartina cordgrass

A close up of the dialysis chamber installed, with some sticking out of the ground. They're meant for peatlands, so you are supposed to push them in, but we had to dig them in due to the sand underneath the salt marsh sediment.

Taking a GPS measurement of one of the sampling spots in a Spartina patch. I use the Map Cam app, so I get a picture, can take notes, and a GPS point all encoded together.

It's been a long time, but I was able to do some of my own #FieldWork in a Sylt #SaltMarsh a couple weeks ago. We tried installing some dialysis chambers (the mud puddles) and did some of my usual porewater collection with ceramic-tipped single point samplers. #WomenInSTEM #PostDoc 👩‍🔬 #PoreWater #GHG

#Biogeochemistry #FieldWork #PostDoc #Sulfide

After a couple days they're now clear with a crystalline precipitate. Has anyone ever seen this before?

I also have had some samples go light orange, which is not normal either.

I suspect the reagents are reacting to something in the samples. They're salt marsh porewater samples.

Hey #Science #Chemistry people, I had a weird reaction during methyl-blue photometric sulfide analysis. They started purple after reagents were added and reaction time had finished. I analyzed them, put them aside, and after maybe 10 minutes noticed they had turned fluorescent pink.

Oof, alright, well somehow I've missed all of this so far. Thanks for the info!

In case anyone needs a way to upset a #biogeochemist

Thanks!

What, has it actually been cancelled? This is so annoying

Listen up science people, if you go through the trouble of taking and reporting chemical data like ion analysis, iron concentrations, salinity, etc in your paper. STOP HIDING IT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL AND NOT DISCUSSING IT, IT'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION. K, thanks.

Don't forget to join us in the Future of Nothern #Peatlands session, BG3.21 this morning at #EGU2025

It starts at 8:30 in N1:
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The Northern Peatland session BG3.21 is in room N1 (green) and starts at 8:30 Tuesday morning! First presentation is a keynote by my Postdoc advisor Peter Müller at 8:35. The whole session will be great! Hope to see many there!

Close up picture of numerous two-leaved Salicornia plant sprouts. The leaves are succulent like and are a mix of red and green colors.

Also look at these tiny #Salicornia sprouts on #Sylt!

The past few weeks I've been traveling up and down the German North Sea coast vising Salt Mashes in the Wadden Sea as part of my work with the BMBF-funded project TRICMA2. I'm looking forward to working in the Salt Mashes this summer

I'm officially done with my PhD! I successfully defended on March 21st, and received my degree over the weekend. Here are a few pictures from my defense, with my advisors Prof. Dr. Susanne Liebner and Prof. Dr. Gerald Jurasinski, and one with most of the #BalticTRANSCOAST 3rd cohort PhDs.

I'm a #biogeochemist and #microbial #ecologist focusing on #methane cycling in #coastal #wetlands. I'm currently in #Germany, working as a #postdoc at Uni Münster in the TRICMA2 project, focusing on carbon cycling in #salt #marshes. #WomenInSTEM

I am standing with three black hardbound doctoral thesis books in my arms, with a generally neutral look on my face because apparently I couldn't smile normally.

A zoomed in view of the cover of one copy of my black hardcover bound thesis, with three lines of text in silver: "Doctoral Thesis" "The Impact of Sulfate on Methane Cycling in Coastal Wetlands" "Sara E. Anthony"

A view of the GEO1 building at the University of Münster, which houses the Institute of Landscape Ecology (ILÖK) and my new place of work. The building is grey with green bump out window accents around the lecture rooms, and has 6 floors plus a basement. Grey skies and other University buildings are visible in the background

I'm happy to announce that I started a new position at the #University of #Münster as a ( #Postdoc) #Researcher in the TRICMA2 project and have submitted my #doctoral #thesis! I know I've been quiet lately, but look forward to more field pics of porewater, this time from #Wadden #Sea salt #marshes!

My wish is that you would answer the open questions specifically directed to you on my paper before the deadline tomorrow at 17 Uhr.

Hey SPD, why Scholz again? He didn't even last a full term and he's fairly disliked. Is there really no one better available?

Hi! I'm a #biogeochemist and (aspiring) #microbial #ecologist focusing on #methane cycling in #coastal #wetlands. I'm currently in #Germany, but I'm originally from the #PNW. Transitioning from #doctoral candidate at Uni Rostock/Greifswald to #postdoc at Uni Münster. #WomenInSTEM

Now would be a great time for #US #Scientists to look at positions abroad. It's fairly easy to bring and support dependents in #Germany if you have a job that requires a degree. I make enough with my #doctoral #candidate salary to support both me and my husband who isn't working. 👩‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬 #PhD

Abstract submission for EGU2025 is now open. Come join our session on aquatic GHGs!

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Oh no, please don't add another session to my list. I'm already torn between submitting to two others 😭

Unfortunately, it is actually believable. Nothing real is going to get done like this, it's all just for show in the end...

It was published in multiple journals, but Nature put it behind a paywall? 🤦🏼‍♀️

This is where the scientists went (including me). I'm happy to see some of the comics and artists I love moving here now!!

Ok, apparently it's only "national" black dog day, and probably from the US, but every day is black dog day for us.

Happy international black dog day from Willow!

I don't understand how more people haven't heard that Oktoberfest in Munich isn't very much fun... I've been once because we were hostig someone who wanted to go. The Volksfest in Stuttgart is so much nicer and the Frühlingsfest in the spring is similar. Plus there are smaller ones everywhere.

You can learn more about #Paludiculture here: www.moorwissen.de/background.h...

I also recommend checking out the #Peatland Atlas: www.greifswaldmoor.de/peatland-atl...