A novel proxy for terrestrial organic matter in sediments based on branched and isoprenoid tetraether lipids

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 224, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 107-116

  Hopmans, Ellen C ^a   Weijers, Johan W H ^a   Schefuß, Enno ^a   Herfort, Lydie ^a   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a   Schouten, Stefan ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers; Lacustrine sediments; Marine sediments; Peats; Proxy; Terrestrial organic matter

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACER;

EID: 3242708874     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.05.012     Document Type: Article

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