An experimental field study to test the stability of lipids used for the TEX86 and U37K′ palaeothermometers

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2888-2898

  Kim, Jung Hyun ^a   Huguet, Carme ^a   Zonneveld, Karin A F ^b   Versteegh, Gerard J M ^b   Roeder, Wolfgang ^c   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a   Schouten, Stefan ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOPRENOID; LIPID; OXIC CONDITIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TIMESCALE; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 64749114340     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.02.030     Document Type: Article

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