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Hemingway, Jordon D; Schefuß, Enno; Spencer, Robert GM; Dinga, Bienvenu Jean; Eglinton, Timothy Ian; McIntyre, Cameron; Galy, Valier V (2017): Congo River particulate and dissolved organic carbon concentrations, isotope compositions (δ¹³C, d15N, D14C), and particulate GDGT distributions. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.883742, Supplement to: Hemingway, JD et al. (2017): Hydrologic controls on seasonal and inter-annual variability of Congo River particulate organic matter source and reservoir age. Chemical Geology, 466, 454-465, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.06.034

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Abstract:
We present dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations, particulate organic matter (POM) composition (d13C, d15N, D14C, N/C), and particulate glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) distributions from a 34-month time-series near the mouth of the Congo River. An end-member mixing model using d13C and N/C indicates that exported POM is consistently dominated by C3 rainforest soil sources, with increasing contribution from C3 vegetation and decreasing contribution from phytoplankton at high discharge. Large C4 inputs are never observed despite covering ~ 13% of the catchment. Low and variable D14C values during 2011 [annual mean = (-148 ± 82) per mil], when discharge from left-bank tributaries located in the southern hemisphere reached record lows, likely reflect a bias toward pre-aged POM derived from the Cuvette Congolaise swamp forest. In contrast, D14C values were stable near -50 per mil between January and June 2013, when left-bank discharge was highest. We suggest that headwater POM is replaced and/or diluted by C3 vegetation and pre-aged soils during transit through the Cuvette Congolaise, whereas left-bank tributaries export significantly less pre-aged material. GDGT distributions provide further evidence for seasonal and inter-annual variability in soil provenance. The cyclization of branched tetraethers and the GDGT-0 to crenarchaeol ratio are positively correlated with discharge (r >=0.70; p-value <= 4.3 × 10**-5) due to the incorporation of swamp-forest soils when discharge from right-bank tributaries located in the northern hemisphere is high. Both metrics reach record lows during 2013, supporting our interpretation of increased left-bank contribution at this time. We conclude that hydrologic variability is a major control of POM provenance in the Congo River Basin and that tropical wetlands can be a significant POM source despite their small geographic coverage.
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Hemingway, Jordon D: Extras to: Hydrologic controls on seasonal and inter-annual variability of Congo River particulate organic matter source and reservoir age. Extras.zip
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Median Latitude: -2.866667 * Median Longitude: 15.788333 * South-bound Latitude: -4.310000 * West-bound Longitude: 15.230000 * North-bound Latitude: 4.350000 * East-bound Longitude: 18.580000
Date/Time Start: 1900-01-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-08-28T00:00:00
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