Biogeochemical contents of subglacial sediments exposed by glacier retreat in the Arctic.

• Main Author: Vinsova, Petra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2021
• Subjects: subglacial sediment; organic matter; aliphatic lipids; lignin-derived phenols; nutrients; phosphorus fractions; radiocarbon age; elemental composition; glaciers; Arctic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5668632; https://zenodo.org/record/5668632

Uploaded data provide biogeochemical contents of subglacial sediments collected from melting fronts of Arctic glaciers. These sediments are critical to an early stage of soil development and ecological succession of proglacial lands. Presented data compile composition of sediments retrieved from 19 Arctic glaciers -- this includes elemental composition (X-ray Fluorescence), contents of major nutrients (i.e. nitrogen, carbon, sulphur, phosphorus including individual phosphorus fractions), organic matter biomarkers (i.e. aliphatic lipids, lignin-derived phenols), and radiocarbon age. : Vinšová, P., Kohler, T. J., Simpson, M. J., Hajdas, I., Yde, J. C., Falteisek, L., et al. (2022). The biogeochemical legacy of Arctic subglacial sediments exposed by glacier retreat. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36, e2021GB007126. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GB007126