Coordination Funds

DFG Forschergruppe（FOR）1644 CHARON将来自德国和奥地利的五所大学和研究机构的科学家以及德国、英国、瑞士和澳大利亚的合作伙伴联系起来。CHARON的首要目标是改善地球上（主要是海洋）生物成因和非生物成因碳酸盐档案的替代数据的评估和质量。这包括对影响非生物成因碳酸盐成核和生长的参数的研究，以及对碳酸盐成岩途径提出定量和过程导向的观点。在第二阶段，波鸿的FOR 1644 CHARON的中心项目（Zentralprojekt/协调项目= ZP 0）继续进行后勤和科学双重任务。后勤职责包括协调CHARON内部的工作流程，提供核心分析设施、样品材料以及实验和实地数据，组织和协调会议和讲习班，组织和协调中央数字数据档案，以及维护网页。ZP 0将继续为所有相关合作伙伴提供中央分析设施。这一基础设施是在第一阶段期间建立和完善的，需要维修和更新，但在第二阶段期间投入要少得多。相反，联合热液蚀变实验（格拉兹，TP 1和波鸿，ZP 0）产生的科学任务要求ZP 0更加注重科学。针对这些问题，我们提出了一个涉及多个项目的重组计划。我们还礼貌地要求在第二阶段为工作人员提供适当的资金。建议在第二阶段结束时，在开放获取学会的一份期刊特刊上发表所有参与伙伴的选定论文。

The DFG Forschergruppe (FOR) 1644 CHARON links scientists from five universities and research institutes in Germany and Austria as well as collaborative partners in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Australia. The overarching aim of CHARON is to improve the assessment and quality of proxy data from (mainly marine) biogenic and abiogenic carbonate archives of Planet Earth. This includes research on parameters affecting abiogenic carbonate nucleation and growth as well as the aim to come up with a quantitative and process-oriented view on carbonate diagenetic pathways. During phase II, the central project (Zentralprojekt/Koordinationsprojekt = ZP0) of FOR 1644 CHARON at Bochum continues work with a dual logistical and scientific task. Logistical duties include coordinating the workflow within CHARON by providing core analytical facilities, sample material and experimental and field data, by organizing and coordinating meetings and workshops, by organizing and coordinating the central digital data archive, and by maintaining the webpage. ZP0 will continue to offer central analytical facilities to all involved partners. This infrastructure has been built and refined during phase I and requires maintenance and updating but significantly less input during phase II. Conversely, the scientific tasks resulting from joint hydrothermal alteration experiments (Graz, TP1 and Bochum, ZP0) request more scientific focus of ZP0. We respond to these issues by proposing a restructured scheme involving several projects. We also politely request an adapted funding for staff during phase II. It is proposed that, towards the end of phase II, selected papers of all involved partners are published in a special issue of a society Open Access journal.