Strobel, Paul; Bliedtner, Marcel; Carr, Andrew S; Struck, Julian; Du Plessis, Nadia; Glaser, Bruno; Meadows, Michael E; Quick, Lynne J; Zech, Michael; Zech, Roland; Haberzettl, Torsten (2022): Sugar biomarker analysis of Late Quaternary sediments from the Vankervelsvlei peatland at the southern Cape coast of South Africa [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.940138, In: Strobel, P et al. (2022): Late Quaternary investigation of sediments from Vankervelsvlei [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.940148
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Keyword(s):
African Summer Monsoon; Compound-specific carbon isotopes; Compound-specific hydrogen isotopes; Compound-specific oxygen isotopes; coupled δ2Hn-alkane–δ18Osugar paleohygrometer; elemental geochemistry; Grain Size; hydrology; leaf-wax n-alkane; Paleoclimate; peat geochemistry; precipitation reconstruction; relative humidity; South Africa; sugars; Westerlies
Related to:
Strobel, Paul; Bliedtner, Marcel; Carr, Andrew S; Struck, Julian; Du Plessis, Nadia; Glaser, Bruno; Meadows, Michael E; Quick, Lynne J; Zech, Michael; Zech, Roland; Haberzettl, Torsten (2022): Reconstructing Late Quaternary precipitation and its source on the southern Cape coast of South Africa: A multi-proxy paleoenvironmental record from Vankervelsvlei. Quaternary Science Reviews, 284, 107467, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107467
Strobel, Paul; Kasper, Thomas; Frenzel, Peter; Schittek, Karsten; Quick, Lynne J; Meadows, Michael E; Mäusbacher, Roland; Haberzettl, Torsten (2019): Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change in the year-round rainfall zone of South Africa derived from peat sediments from Vankervelsvlei. Quaternary Science Reviews, 218, 200-214, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.06.014
Funding:
German Science Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 434918595: Late Quaternary climate and environmental reconstruction based on lake and peat sediments from South Africa
Coverage:
Latitude: -34.013000 * Longitude: 22.904000
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.53 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 13.31 m
Event(s):
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Strobel, Paul | Geocode | |
| 2 | Calendar age | Cal age | ka BP | Strobel, Paul | ||
| 3 | Sugar, δ18O | Sugar δ180 | ‰ SMOW | Strobel, Paul | Gas chromatography - Isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GC-IRMS) | |
| 4 | Sugar, δ18O, standard deviation | Sugar δ18O std dev | ± | Strobel, Paul | Gas chromatography - Isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GC-IRMS) |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
84 data points
Data
| 1 Depth sed [m] | 2 Cal age [ka BP] | 3 Sugar δ180 [‰ SMOW] | 4 Sugar δ18O std dev [±] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.53 | 0.098 | 28.6 | 0.7 |
| 1.25 | 0.411 | 30.6 | 0.5 |
| 1.92 | 0.581 | 28.4 | 1.1 |
| 4.18 | 1.252 | 34.2 | 0.5 |
| 4.74 | 1.712 | 30.5 | 0.4 |
| 5.22 | 2.210 | 32.6 | 0.6 |
| 5.62 | 2.714 | 35.9 | 0.3 |
| 6.18 | 3.651 | 29.3 | 0.3 |
| 6.42 | 3.982 | 33.5 | 0.6 |
| 6.81 | 4.310 | 31.6 | 0.0 |
| 7.38 | 4.779 | 32.7 | 0.2 |
| 7.54 | 4.885 | 25.3 | 2.0 |
| 7.94 | 5.279 | 30.8 | 0.5 |
| 8.18 | 5.543 | 28.7 | 0.1 |
| 8.34 | 5.714 | 28.7 | 0.6 |
| 8.58 | 5.963 | 27.1 | 0.4 |
| 8.74 | 6.160 | 28.7 | 0.0 |
| 9.06 | 6.532 | 29.1 | 0.2 |
| 9.22 | 6.729 | 28.1 | 0.5 |
| 11.23 | 22.198 | 39.8 | 6.1 |
| 11.54 | 32.446 | 39.8 | 0.5 |
| 11.74 | 37.952 | 44.9 | 0.8 |
| 11.94 | 42.615 | 47.1 | 1.2 |
| 12.33 | 56.331 | 41.2 | 1.0 |
| 12.53 | 68.812 | 43.3 | 2.0 |
| 12.73 | 81.221 | 37.6 | 0.6 |
| 13.18 | 106.980 | 38.5 | 0.5 |
| 13.31 | 111.947 | 39.7 | 0.8 |