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Main Authors: Rampen, Sebastiaan W, Willmott, Verónica, Kim, Jung-Hyun, Rodrigo-Gámiz, Marta, Uliana, Eleonora, Mollenhauer, Gesine, Schefuß, Enno, Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S, Schouten, Stefan
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Published: PANGAEA 2014
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833787
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author Rampen, Sebastiaan W
Willmott, Verónica
Kim, Jung-Hyun
Rodrigo-Gámiz, Marta
Uliana, Eleonora
Mollenhauer, Gesine
Schefuß, Enno
Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S
Schouten, Stefan
author_facet Rampen, Sebastiaan W
Willmott, Verónica
Kim, Jung-Hyun
Rodrigo-Gámiz, Marta
Uliana, Eleonora
Mollenhauer, Gesine
Schefuß, Enno
Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S
Schouten, Stefan
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Long chain alkyl diols form a group of lipids occurring widely in marine environments. Recent studies have suggested several palaeoclimatological applications for proxies based on their distributions, but also revealed uncertainties about their applicability. Here we evaluate the use of long chain 1,14-alkyl diol indices for reconstruction of temperature and upwelling conditions by comparing index values, obtained from a comprehensive set of marine surface sediments, with environmental factors like sea surface temperature (SST), salinity and nutrient concentrations. Previous cultivation efforts indicated a strong effect of temperature on the degree of saturation and the chain length distribution of long chain 1,14-alkyl diols in Proboscia spp., quantified in the diol saturation index (DSI) and diol chain length index (DCI), respectively. However, values of these indices in surface sediments show no relationship with annual mean SST of the overlying water. It remains unknown what determines the DSI, although our data suggests that it may be affected by diagenesis, while the relationship between temperature and DCI may be different for different Proboscia species. In addition, contributions of algae other than Proboscia diatoms may affect both indices, although our data provide no direct evidence for additional long chain 1,14-alkyl diol sources. Two other indices using the abundance of 1,14-diols vs. 1,13-diols and C30 1,15-diols have previously been applied as indicators for upwelling intensity at different locations. The geographical distribution of their values supports the use of 1,14 diols vs. 1,13 diols [C28 + C30 1,14-diols]/[(C28 + C30 1,13-diols) + (C28 + C30 1,14-diols)] as a general indicator for high nutrient or upwelling conditions.
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spellingShingle Evaluation of long chain 1,14-alkyl diols in marine sediments as indicators for upwelling and temperature
Rampen, Sebastiaan W
Willmott, Verónica
Kim, Jung-Hyun
Rodrigo-Gámiz, Marta
Uliana, Eleonora
Mollenhauer, Gesine
Schefuß, Enno
Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S
Schouten, Stefan

Long chain alkyl diols form a group of lipids occurring widely in marine environments. Recent studies have suggested several palaeoclimatological applications for proxies based on their distributions, but also revealed uncertainties about their applicability. Here we evaluate the use of long chain 1,14-alkyl diol indices for reconstruction of temperature and upwelling conditions by comparing index values, obtained from a comprehensive set of marine surface sediments, with environmental factors like sea surface temperature (SST), salinity and nutrient concentrations. Previous cultivation efforts indicated a strong effect of temperature on the degree of saturation and the chain length distribution of long chain 1,14-alkyl diols in Proboscia spp., quantified in the diol saturation index (DSI) and diol chain length index (DCI), respectively. However, values of these indices in surface sediments show no relationship with annual mean SST of the overlying water. It remains unknown what determines the DSI, although our data suggests that it may be affected by diagenesis, while the relationship between temperature and DCI may be different for different Proboscia species. In addition, contributions of algae other than Proboscia diatoms may affect both indices, although our data provide no direct evidence for additional long chain 1,14-alkyl diol sources. Two other indices using the abundance of 1,14-diols vs. 1,13-diols and C30 1,15-diols have previously been applied as indicators for upwelling intensity at different locations. The geographical distribution of their values supports the use of 1,14 diols vs. 1,13 diols [C28 + C30 1,14-diols]/[(C28 + C30 1,13-diols) + (C28 + C30 1,14-diols)] as a general indicator for high nutrient or upwelling conditions.
title Evaluation of long chain 1,14-alkyl diols in marine sediments as indicators for upwelling and temperature
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url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833787