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Recently exposed loess–palaeosol sequences in the northern Alpine foreland close to Bobingen (southern Germany) were investigated with a multi-proxy approach combining isotopic, geochemical, lithological, and micropalaeontological methods. Luminescence ages date the sections into the Middle and Upper Würmian periods corresponding to Marine Isotope Stages 3 and 2. A gleyic soil horizon at the base was dated to 45 ka and provided a palynoflora dominated by Poaceae, Cyperaceae, and Pinus, as well as frequent aquatic taxa. Lacustrine conditions prevailed after the gley formation until 30 ka, providing a comparatively diverse lacustrine fauna dominated by aquatic gastropods and the ostracod species Candona candida. At the transition to the Upper Würm, climatic conditions became harsh, indicated by accelerated deposition of more coarse-grained loess, organic geochemical indicators, and scarceness of biotic remains. Two tundra-gley horizons in the Upper Würm point to short phases of climatic amelioration with higher humidity also evidenced by reoccurrence of ostracod and aquatic gastropod remains. We propose that these climatic ameliorations were coincident with the Greenland interstadials 4 and 2.

[R-(R @0 3 8 ,R @0 3 8 )]-4-[[2-[[3-(1H-Indol-3-yl)-2-me thyl-1-oxo-2-[(tricyclo[3.3.1.1 3,7 ]dec-2-yloxy)carb onyl]amino]propyl]amino]-1-phenylethyl]amino]-4- oxobutanoic acid, C 35 H 42 N 4 O 6 , M r =614.748, ortho rhombic, P2 1 2 1 2 1 , a=13.341 (2), b=13.643 (2), c=18.222 (2) A, V=316.61 A 3 , Z=4, D m =1.24, D x =1.23 Mg m -3 , Mo Kα radiation, λ=0.71069 A, μ=0.050 mm -1 , F(000)=1312, room temperature, R=0.0497 for 5121 obs erved reflections

[R-(R @0 3 8 ,R @0 3 8 )]-4-[[2-[[3-(1H-Indol-3-yl)-2-me thyl-1-oxo-2-[(tricyclo[3.3.1.1 3,7 ]dec-2-yloxy)carb onyl]amino]propyl]amino]-1-phenylethyl]amino]-4- oxobutanoic acid, C 35 H 42 N 4 O 6 , M r =614.748, ortho rhombic, P2 1 2 1 2 1 , a=13.341 (2), b=13.643 (2), c=18.222 (2) A, V=316.61 A 3 , Z=4, D m =1.24, D x =1.23 Mg m -3 , Mo Kα radiation, λ=0.71069 A, μ=0.050 mm -1 , F(000)=1312, room temperature, R=0.0497 for 5121 obs erved reflections

The paper describes the set-up of a knowledge management system at GRS. A knowledge model has been used as a guideline through the stages of knowledge-related activities, including specification of the knowledge goals, knowledge identification, acquisition, development, use, dissemination, preservation and assessment of the knowledge management system. The activities related to these stages are described. In addition, process-oriented knowledge management as a means to integrate knowledge-related activities into everyday work, and semantic technologies for modelling knowledge domains and for improving search for relevant documents are presented.