EarthRef.org Digital Archive (ERDA) -- Final Report on GERM 3, La Jolla, March 6-9, 2001

Description
The third Geochemical Earth Reference Model (GERM) workshop was held in La Jolla, California, on March 6-9, 2001. The GERM Initiative is supported by the National Science Foundation as a grass-roots effort working towards a better understanding of Earth as a global, chemical and dynamic system. GERM views the Earth as a planetary body in the solar system and includes all of the Earth's major geochemical reservoirs, from the core to the oceans and the atmosphere. GERM works to bridge the gaps between geochemical disciplines that often focus separately on the study of distinct reservoirs. GERM also emphasizes the relationships between geophysics and geochemistry, in particular for the study of deep Earth reservoirs that are not directly accessible to sampling. GERM organizes workshops, supports publications of state-of-the-art research on the Earth's dynamic system, provides technical help in establishing data bases, and provides technical tools for geochemical research. GERM maintains a website with informatio

Project -- Meetings and Workshops -- GERM Workshops
The Geochemical Earth Reference Model (GERM) initiative has the goal of establishing a community consensus on a chemical characterization of the Earth. Workshops help to promote such a consensus and aid in the establishment of an actual GERM model