Production of branched tetraethers in the marine realm: Svalbard fjord sediments revisited

Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) are bacterial membrane lipids thought to be predominantly produced on land. They are used as a terrestrial paleothermometer based on an empirical relation between their molecular composition and air temperature in surface soils worldwide. The...

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Published in:Organic Geochemistry
Main Authors: Dearing Crampton-Flood, E., Peterse, F., Sinninghe Damsté, J.S
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/21/341721.pdf