Dana Riechelmann

Dr. Dana Riechelmann is a researcher in the Speleothem Research team at the Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. She leads a DFG-funded project focused on reconstructing Central Europe's annual mean temperature over the past 13,300 years using annually laminated speleothems from Zoolithenhöhle, southern Germany. Her work addresses critical climate questions, including the Holocene temperature puzzle, volcanic eruption impacts, and Younger Dryas climate variability.

Her research employs advanced dating techniques (Neptune Plus MC-ICPMS) and stable isotope analyses to create high-resolution climate records. These are validated against water inclusion isotopes and organic matter proxies (TEX86), aiming to produce a quantitative temperature dataset for regional and hemispheric paleoclimate studies.

Current projects emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration, combining geochemical methods with climate modeling to enhance understanding of past climate dynamics. The research contributes to global paleoclimate datasets and informs climate model validation efforts.