10.1594/PANGAEA.934712Kirkels, Frédérique M S AFrédérique M S AKirkels0000-0001-8107-2396Zwart, Huub MichelHuub MichelZwartUsman, Muhammed OjoshoguMuhammed OjoshoguUsman0000-0002-7165-4154Peterse, FrancienFrancienPeterse0000-0001-8781-2826PANGAEA2021brGDGTscrenarchaeolGodavari RiverIndian RiversMonsoonriver sedimentSediment GeochemistrySoilsoil organic carbonSPMTOCIdentificationSiteSample typeSize fractionSeasonSpecificationLocationSampling dateLATITUDELONGITUDEDistanceBasinSub-basinRock typeDEPTH, waterSuspended matter, totalpHCarbon, organic, totalAluminiumIron, totalPotassiumTitaniumSiliconAluminium/Silicon ratioBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, Ia, fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, Ib, fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, Ic, fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIa, fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIa', fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIb, fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIb', fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIc, fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIc', fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIa, fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIa', fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIb, fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIb', fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIc, fractional abundanceBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIc', fractional abundanceBranched and isoprenoid tetraether indexBranched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, per unit mass total organic carbonCrenarchaeol, per unit mass total organic carbonCommentMultiple investigationsMulti-sensor probe (Hach/SymPhony)Element analyser, Thermo Finnigan Flash EA 1112/2000Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES), Spectro ArcosUltra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC; Agilent 1260 Infinity) coupled to a single quadrupole mass detector (Agilent 6130)Dataset10.5194/bg-19-3979-20228906 data pointstext/tab-separated-valuesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalThe concentration and fractional abundance of branched Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraethers (brGDGTs), including 5-methyl and 6-methyl isomers, were investigated in the soils, suspended particulate matter (SPM) and riverbed sediments of the Godavari River basin, the largest non-Himalayan river in India and fed by the Southwest monsoon. Surface soils (0-10 cm) were collected near the Godavari River, and SPM and riverbed sediments were collected in a dry (February/March) and wet season (July/August) in 2015. Crenarchaeol was measured, as well as pH, TOC, and soil and sediment geochemistry.73.75630582.3576916.45220.48403Dutch Research Councilhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100003246863.13.016Veni grant: The dynamics of land-sea soil carbon transfer