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English name: Renard Centre of Marine Geology
Parent institute: Universiteit Gent; Vakgroep Geologie (UGent), more
Thesaurus terms (14) : ; Acoustics; Bathymetry; Continental margins; Deep sea reefs; Drilling; Gas hydrates; Geophysics; Marine geology; Seafloor mapping; Sediment dynamics; Sediment transport; Seismic exploration; Seismic reflection
MRG keywords (3) : Geology; Geophysics; Sediment mechanics/dynamics
Geographical terms (6) : ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]; ANE, Belgium, East Coast, Paardenmarkt [Marine Regions]; ANE, Cadiz Gulf [Marine Regions]; ANE, Celtic Sea [Marine Regions]; ANE, Porcupine Abyssal Plain [Marine Regions]; Antarctica [Marine Regions]
Address:
Krijgslaan 281 (S8)
9000 Gent
Belgium
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Tel.: +32-(0)9-264 45 94
Fax: +32-(0)9-264 49 67
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Type: Scientific
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1 Director: Head of the department
2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years.
3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
| Persons formerly associated with this organization (23) |
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| Abstract: |
The Renard Centre of Marine Geology (RCMG), founded in 1986, performs research in the field of marine and lacustrine geology. The group acquired international recognition by studying clay tectonics of the North Sea (1991) and by the discovery of cold-water coral mounds ('Belgica mounds') in the Porcupine Seabight (Ireland) in 1997, which were drilled into during the IODP Expedition 307 in 2005. RCMG carries out research in numerous seas (Black Sea, Atlantic margin, Antarctic margin, Mediterranean Sea, etc.), participates in several international research projects and collaborates with renowned foreign marine research groups such as Ifremer, NOC Southampton, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (Marum) Bremen and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ).
The current marine research topics of RCMG are:
- geological processes of passive continental margins (palaeoceanography with an emphasis on sedimentation or erosive processes, slope stability studies, etc.);
- methane hydrates (occurrences and stabilisation conditions), cold seeps and mud volcanos (processes of seepage, methane fluxes and budgets);
- cold-water coral mounds: the study of environmental forcing on deep-water coral habitats and mounds, with respect to deep-water circulation;
- mapping of marine habitats: integrated method of marine mapping - multibeam, side-scan sonar imaging and acoustic characterisation of the seabed. The development of habitat models based on geophysical and hydrographical data;
- applied marine research: sediment and morphodynamics, sustainable management of natural resources, marine geohazards (submarine landslides) and palaeoseismology (palaeotsunamis) and marine geoarchaeology.
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| Projects (18) |
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- BENCORE: Belgian Network for Coastal Reseach, more
- BWZEE: A biological valuation map for the Belgian Continental Shelf, more
- EUMARSAND: European Marine Sand and Gravel Resources: Evaluation and Environmental Impact of Extraction, more
- EURODELTA: European co-ordination on mediterranean prodeltas, more
- GAUFRE: Towards a Spatial Structure Plan for Sustainable Management of the Sea, more
- Genesis of deep-sea carbonate reefs in the Porcupine Basin (Ireland) and relation to methane migration: implications for fossil counterparts, more
- HERMES: Hotspot ecosystem research on the margins of European seas, more
- Hoge-resolutie seismische studie van de gedetailleerde 3-dimensionele opbouw van sedimentaire systemen in mariene en lacustriene bekkens, more
- HOLANT: Holocene climate variability and ecosystem change in coastal East and Maritime Antarctica, more
- Late-Cenozoïc evolution of the Southern Porcupine Basin, SW off Ireland: Seismic stratigraphy and sedimentary dynamics of a passive periglacial margin, more
- MAREBASSE: Management research and budgeting of aggregates in shelf seas related to end-users, more
- MOCHA: Mud: origin, characterization and human activities, more
- Optimal Offshore Wind Energy Developments in Belgium, more
- Quest4D: Quantification of Erosion and Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics, more
- Spatial geophysical analysis of the 'Magellan' carbonate build-ups and the interaction with drift processes: key towards a genetic interpretation, more
- SPEEK: Study of Post-extraction ecological effects in the Kwintebank sand dredging area, more
- SUMANOS: Cluster Sustainable management of the North Sea, more
- VHR3D: Very High Resolution Marine 3D Seismic Method for Detailed Site Investigation, more
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