Rice, Addison; Park, Eunmi; Mollenhauer, Gesine; Bouwmans, Daisy; van Boxtel, Anouk; de Lange, Gert J; Paul, Ryan; Sangiorgi, Francesca; Smulders, Ryan; Stuut, Jan-Berend W; Ziegler, Martin; Sluijs, Appy; Peterse, Francien (2025): Archaeal tetraether lipids in sinking particles in the Mediterranean Sea, Ross Sea, and western South Atlantic Ocean [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.983205 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2025-07-01
Abstract:
Marine ammonia oxidizing archaea produce isoprenoid glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) with up to four cyclopentane rings. The temperature dependence of GDGT distributions has prompted their use in the paleoclimate proxy TEX86. In order to explore seasonal export dynamics of these lipids, GDGTs were quantified in sinking particles collected in sediment traps moored in the Mediterranean Sea (34.37°N, 20.04°E; moored at approximately 500, 1500, and 2500 m water depth; Sep. 1999 - Apr. 2011; series continued at 34.96°N, 18.03°E; moored at 2200 m water depth; Apr. 2017 - May 2018), Ross Sea (76.68°S, 169.02°E; moored at 392 and 789 m water depth; Feb. 2008 - Feb. 2009), and two sites in the western tropical South Atlantic (WA9; 7.5°S, 28.1°W; moored at 591 and 4456 m water depth; Mar. 1996 - Feb. 1997; and WAB1; 11.53°S, 28.52°W; moored at 727 and 4515 m water depth; Feb. 1997 - May 1998).
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Rice, Addison; Park, Eunmi; Mollenhauer, Gesine; Bouwmans, Daisy; Boxtel, Anouk van; Lange, Gert J De; Paul, Ryan; Sangiorgi, Francesca; Smulders, Ryan; Stuut, Jan-Berend W; Ziegler, Martin; Sluijs, Appy; Peterse, Francien (preprint): Seasonal Changes in Marine Archaeal Tetraether Lipid Export Depth Linked to Net Primary Productivity. https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.174000881.16683298/v1
Funding:
European Commission (EC), grant/award no. 847504: Local training network: Netherlands Earth System Science Centre: “NESSC”
European Research Council (ERC), grant/award no. 771497: Evolution and Variability of Climate Sensitivity and Polar Amplification during CeNozoic Warm Climates (SPANC)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -15.335833 * Median Longitude: 33.109167 * South-bound Latitude: -76.683333 * West-bound Longitude: -28.520000 * North-bound Latitude: 34.370000 * East-bound Longitude: 169.016667
Date/Time Start: 1997-02-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-08-10T15:30:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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- Rice, A; Park, E; Mollenhauer, G et al. (2025): Archaeal tetraether lipids in sinking particles from Eastern Mediterranean Sea sediment trap sites. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.983190
- Rice, A; Park, E; Mollenhauer, G et al. (2025): Archaeal tetraether lipids in sinking particles from Ross Sea sediment trap sites. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.983194
- Rice, A; Park, E; Mollenhauer, G et al. (2025): Archaeal tetraether lipids in sinking particles from Western tropical South Atlantic sediment trap WA-9. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.983196
- Rice, A; Park, E; Mollenhauer, G et al. (2025): Archaeal tetraether lipids in sinking particles from Western tropical South Atlantic sediment trap WAB-1. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.983204