Head: Prof. Elena Ivanova
Department of Modern and Ancient Sediments of the World Ocean

The main areas of research:

High-resolution paleoceanographic reconstructions in oceans and seas.
Quaternary sedimentation in the World Ocean.
Contourite systems and bottom-water circulation in the Atlantic during the Neogene-Quaternary time.
Global and regional correlations.
Mechanisms of climate change.
Climatic teleconnections.