Soil geomorphology Laboratory

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The soil geomorphology laboratory conducts physical analyses of soils, sediments, and rocks.

General sample preparation capabilities include standard laboratory processes such as drying, sieving, grinding, and splitting, as well as more specialized tasks that include carbonate and organic matter removal, freeze-drying, preparation for mineralogical, geochemical and dating analyses. Beyond standard practices, the lab develops new and innovative methods and techniques for grain size analyses of different types of soils and sediments.

 

The lab is equipped with:

1. Malvern Mastersizer 3000 laser analyzer (range 0.01-3500 µm), for continuous and detail particle size distribution.

2. Computerize stereo- and petrographic Olympus microscopes for sediment characterization and micromorphology.

3. Field monitoring: soil water content, CO2 concentration.

 

The soil lab provides lab services supporting research projects in and outside the GSI. For example, the instability of the natural infrastructure of the Dead Sea area; coastal cliff retreat; dune fields development; submarine landslides; site processes at archeological sites; etc.

In addition, we train young students through field and laboratory work.