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Kaiser, Jérôme; Ruggieri, Nicoletta; Hefter, Jens; Siegel, Herbert; Mollenhauer, Gesine; Arz, Helge Wolfgang; Lamy, Frank (2014): (Table 1) Lipid biomarkers in surface sediments from the Gulf of Genoa [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.834669, Supplement to: Kaiser, J et al. (2014): Lipid biomarkers in surface sediments from the Gulf of Genoa, Ligurian sea (NW Mediterranean sea) and their potential for the reconstruction of palaeo-environments. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 89, 68-83, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2014.04.009

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Abstract:
A series of molecular organic markers were determined in surface sediments from the Gulf of Genoa (Ligurian Sea) in order to evaluate their potential for palaeo-environmental reconstructions. Allochthonous input can be characterized by the distributions of n-C29 and n-C31 alkanes, n-C26 and n-C28 alkanols and branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs), whose concentrations are generally highest near the river mouths. In the open basin however, terrestrial n-alkanes and n-alkanols may have an additional, aeolian source. Autochthonous input is represented by crenarchaeol and isoprenoid GDGTs. Their concentrations are highest in the open basin showing the preference of Thaumarchaeota for oligotrophic waters. Indications of a significant degradation of sterols and C37 alkenones exclude these lipids as reliable productivity proxies. Using terrestrial and aquatic lipids as end-members allows estimating the percentage of terrestrial organic matter between 20% and 58% in the coastal area decreasing to 1 to 30% in the deep basin. The spatial distribution of sea surface temperature (SST) estimates using the alkenone-based UK'37 index is very similar to the autumnal (November) mean satellite-based SST distribution. Conversely, TEXH86-derived SST estimates are close to winter SSTs in the coastal area and summer SSTs in the open basin. This pattern reflects presumably a shift in the main production of Thaumarchaeota from the coastal area in winter to the open basin in summer. This study represents a major prerequisite for the future application of lipid biomarkers on sediment cores from the Gulf of Genoa.
Project(s):
Baltic Sea Research Institute, Warnemünde (IOW)
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI (AWI_Paleo)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 43.868715 * Median Longitude: 8.781489 * South-bound Latitude: 43.043830 * West-bound Longitude: 7.586350 * North-bound Latitude: 44.394900 * East-bound Longitude: 10.117500
Date/Time Start: 2011-05-13T08:30:00 * Date/Time End: 2011-05-26T06:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m
Event(s):
POS413_04-3  * Latitude: 43.662500 * Longitude: 9.031667 * Date/Time: 2011-05-13T08:30:00 * Elevation: -1860.2 m * Recovery: 0.25 m * Location: Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean * Campaign: POS413 (P413) * Basis: Poseidon * Method/Device: MultiCorer (MUC) * Comment: MUC, working area: 2
POS413_05-1  * Latitude: 43.707167 * Longitude: 9.020667 * Date/Time: 2011-05-13T10:45:00 * Elevation: -1737.0 m * Recovery: 0.28 m * Location: Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean * Campaign: POS413 (P413) * Basis: Poseidon * Method/Device: MultiCorer (MUC) * Comment: MUC, working area: 2
POS413_06-2  * Latitude: 43.780667 * Longitude: 9.215333 * Date/Time: 2011-05-14T06:44:00 * Elevation: -1288.0 m * Recovery: 0.26 m * Location: Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean * Campaign: POS413 (P413) * Basis: Poseidon * Method/Device: MultiCorer (MUC) * Comment: MUC, working area: 2
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1 Event labelEvent
2 Latitude of eventLatitude
3 Longitude of eventLongitude
4 Elevation of eventElevationm
5 DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
6 Carbon, organic, totalTOC%Kaiser, Jérôme
7 Nitrogen, totalTN%Kaiser, Jérôme
8 Carbon/Nitrogen ratioC/NKaiser, Jérôme
9 Unresolved complex mixture, per unit mass total organic carbonUCM/TOCmg/gKaiser, Jérôme
10 n-Alkane, sum, per unit mass total organic carbonn-A sum/TOCµg/gKaiser, Jérômen-C27, n-C29, n-C31 alkanes
11 n-Alkanol, sum, per unit mass total organic carbonn-Ao sum/TOCµg/gKaiser, Jérômen-C26, n-C28, n-C30 alkanols
12 Crenarchaeol, per unit mass total organic carbonCren/TOCµg/gKaiser, Jérôme
13 Isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, per unit mass total organic carboniso GDGT/TOCµg/gKaiser, JérômeSum of isoprenoid GDGT-0,-1,-2,-3,-4 and-4'
14 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, per unit mass total organic carbonbrGDGTs I-III/TOCµg/gKaiser, JérômeGDGT-I, -II and-III
15 Carbon Preference Index, n-AlkanesCPI n-AlkanesKaiser, JérômeCPI (n-alkanes) = 0.5*(([n-C27]+[n-C29]+[n-C31]+[n-C33])/([n-C26]+[n-C28]+[n-C30]+[n-C32]))+0.5*([n-C27]+[n-C29]+[n-C31]+[n-C33])/([n-C28]+[n-C30]+[n-C32]+[n-C34]))
16 Average chain lengthACLKaiser, JérômeACL(n-alkanes) = (25*[n-C25]+27*[n-C27]+29*[n-C29]+31*[n-C31]+33*[n-C33])/([n-C25]+[n-C27]+[n-C29]+[n-C31]+[n-C33])
17 Higher Plant Alkanes indexHPA-indexKaiser, JérômeHPA = [n-C26]+[n-C28]+[n-C30] alkanols/([n-C26]+[n-C28]+[n-C30] alkanols)+([n-C27]+[n-C29]+[n-C31]alkanes)
18 Alkanol preservation indexAPIKaiser, JérômeAPI28/29 = [n-C28 alkanol]/([n-C28 alkanol]+[n-C29 alkane])
19 Alkanol preservation indexAPIKaiser, JérômeAPI30/31 = [n-C30 alkanol]/[(n-C30 alkanol]+[n-C31alkane])
20 Branched and isoprenoid tetraether indexBITKaiser, Jérôme
21 Alkenone, unsaturation index UK'37UK'37Kaiser, JérômeUK'37 = [C37:2]/([C37:2]+[C37:3])
22 Tetraether index of 86 carbon atomsTEX86Kaiser, JérômeTEX86 = ([GDGT-2]+[GDGT-3]+[GDGT-40])/([GDGT-1]+[GDGT-2]+[GDGT-3]+[GDGT-40])
23 Tetraether index of 86 carbon atomsTEX86logKaiser, JérômeTEXH86 = log(TEX86)
24 Sea surface temperature, annual meanSST (1-12)°CKaiser, JérômeCalculated from UK37 (Conte et al., 2006)SST = 29.876*UK'37-1.334
25 Sea surface temperature, annual meanSST (1-12)°CKaiser, JérômeCalculated from TEX86 (Kim et al., 2008)SST = 56.2*TEX86-10.8
26 Sea surface temperature, annual meanSST (1-12)°CKaiser, JérômeCalculated from TEX86 (Kim et al., 2010)SST = 68.4*TEXH86+38.6
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Event		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
Elevation [m]		5 
Depth sed [m]		6 
TOC [%]		7 
TN [%]		8 
C/N		9 
UCM/TOC [mg/g]		10 
n-A sum/TOC [µg/g]
(n-C27, n-C29, n-C31 alkanes)		11 
n-Ao sum/TOC [µg/g]
(n-C26, n-C28, n-C30 alkanols)		12 
Cren/TOC [µg/g]		13 
iso GDGT/TOC [µg/g]
(Sum of isoprenoid GDGT-0,-1,-...)		14 
brGDGTs I-III/TOC [µg/g]
(GDGT-I, -II and-III)		15 
CPI n-Alkanes
(CPI (n-alkanes) = 0.5*(([n-C2...)		16 
ACL
(ACL(n-alkanes) = (25*[n-C25]+...)		17 
HPA-index
(HPA = [n-C26]+[n-C28]+[n-C30]...)		18 
API
(API28/29 = [n-C28 alkanol]/([...)		19 
API
(API30/31 = [n-C30 alkanol]/[(...)		20 
BIT		21 
UK'37
(UK'37 = [C37:2]/([C37:2]+[C37...)		22 
TEX86
(TEX86 = ([GDGT-2]+[GDGT-3]+[G...)		23 
TEX86 [log]
(TEXH86 = log(TEX86))		24 
SST (1-12) [°C]
(SST = 29.876*UK'37-1.334, Cal...)		25 
SST (1-12) [°C]
(SST = 56.2*TEX86-10.8, Calcul...)		26 
SST (1-12) [°C]
(SST = 68.4*TEXH86+38.6, Calcu...)
POS413_47-3 43.8247.872-3001.70.1130.681306713.328.60.040.6260.654-0.18517.425.926.0
POS413_08-7 43.67310.117-3000.81.8100263143071.728.30.722.922.490.320.6080.497-0.30416.817.117.8
POS413_55-3 43.8948.092-3501.10.1180.7354581941.528.70.561.421.270.330.6450.439-0.35717.913.914.2
POS413_57-3 43.9338.154-3701.40.1200.4264381631.728.70.621.511.560.250.5180.446-0.35114.114.214.6
POS413_54-4 43.8678.061-4901.60.1200.6305471421.628.80.641.841.800.230.5610.440-0.35715.413.914.2
POS413_22-3 44.3019.280-5101.50.1191.2123142882.428.90.360.5950.484-0.31516.516.417.0
POS413_41-4 43.7677.586-5101.30.67513161332.529.10.641.911.380.340.5500.459-0.33815.115.015.5
POS413_44-3 43.7837.713-6201.01.497140173542.129.20.591.491.180.180.5830.476-0.32316.115.916.5
POS413_33-3 44.3958.768-6801.41.585106142841.429.10.561.361.130.210.6760.452-0.34518.914.615.0
POS413_36-4 44.3818.904-6801.60.1231.473153111.429.10.080.5910.626-0.20316.324.424.7
POS413_27-1 44.3299.110-7701.20.1101.06053316261.828.80.470.690.930.160.460-0.33715.115.5
POS413_09-1 43.67510.034-8101.00.261.24871296071.928.20.601.421.750.190.5840.438-0.35816.113.814.1
POS413_49-3 43.8117.874-9301.80.1140.64467163241.928.70.601.621.390.210.6090.452-0.34516.814.615.0
POS413_11-2 43.5259.980-14801.40.1120.32332214421.829.10.581.051.440.100.5230.458-0.33914.315.015.4
POS413_35-3 44.3238.683-19601.00.181.16449377941.629.00.440.650.830.110.6030.527-0.27816.718.819.6
POS413_12-1 43.8309.800-21301.00.170.74365326741.828.70.601.131.650.110.532-0.27419.119.9
POS413_45-3 43.7377.740-28401.10.250.634305012031.628.70.470.650.850.060.5350.508-0.29414.617.818.5
POS413_15-2 43.8219.584-43100.80.170.54957296522.329.00.541.011.280.080.5860.595-0.22616.222.623.2
POS413_58-3 43.8568.225-51000.90.1151.68797245121.629.30.530.600.880.090.5510.604-0.21915.123.123.6
POS413_19-3 43.0449.269-65701.00.1100.328265512632.129.10.480.630.970.050.6200.614-0.21217.223.724.1
POS413_37-4 44.2428.854-73500.71.26780346681.828.80.550.821.200.190.5940.454-0.34316.414.715.1
POS413_24-3 44.1849.146-85200.91.794103408731.729.00.520.801.140.070.5490.617-0.21015.123.924.3
POS413_07-1 43.7969.312-75001.10.629264410312.329.30.470.620.890.020.5810.642-0.19216.025.325.4
POS413_06-2 43.7819.215-128801.10.44237142902.629.40.470.540.740.040.5430.656-0.18314.926.126.1
POS413_38-1 43.9788.674-170001.00.84258336712.129.10.581.191.320.030.5370.639-0.19514.725.125.3
POS413_05-1 43.7079.021-173700.80.86653163212.829.40.440.410.680.030.5470.666-0.17615.026.626.5
POS413_04-3 43.6639.032-186001.20.96451163312.329.00.440.370.670.030.5190.669-0.17414.226.826.7
POS413_46-3 43.5287.727-219400.90.958544871.929.40.480.470.660.630.5390.478-0.32114.816.116.7
POS413_60-1 43.5458.838-224001.20.74030326611.929.60.430.360.610.020.5070.685-0.16413.827.727.4