Zander, Paul D; Sirocko, Frank; Martínez-García, Alfredo: Alkane abundance and stable isotope measurements from ELSA stack lake sediments, Eifel Volcanic Field, Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.990222 (dataset in review)
Abstract:
n-alkane peak areas from GC-FID measurements. Compound specific hydrogen and carbon isotope measurements made using GC-IRMS. Samples taken from Auel Maar, Holzmaar, and Schalkenmehrener maar lake sediment cores spanning 60,000 years. Age model information and additional proxy data from the ELSA-20 stack are found in Sirocko et al., 2021 (Nature Geoscience) and Sirocko et al., 2022 (Scientific Reports). Full methodological details are found in Zander et al., 2025 (Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry).
References:
Sirocko, Frank; Albert, Johannes; Britzius, Sarah; Dreher, Frank; Martínez-García, Alfredo; Dosseto, Anthony; Burger, Joachim; Terberger, Thomas; Haug, Gerald H (2022): Thresholds for the presence of glacial megafauna in central Europe during the last 60,000 years. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 20055, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22464-x
Sirocko, Frank; Martínez-García, Alfredo; Mudelsee, Manfred; Albert, Johannes; Britzius, Sarah; Christl, Marcus; Diehl, Daniel; Diensberg, Benedikt; Friedrich, Ronny; Fuhrmann, Florian Max Werner; Muscheler, Raimund; Hamann, Yvonne; Schneider, Ralph R; Schwibus, Klaus; Haug, Gerald H (2021): Muted multidecadal climate variability in central Europe during cold stadial periods. Nature Geoscience, 14(9), 651-658, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00786-1
Zander, Paul D; Rubach, Florian; Martínez-García, Alfredo (2025): Large‐Volume Injection and Assessment of Reference Standards for n ‐Alkane δD and δ 13 C Analysis via Gas Chromatography Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 39(3), e9943, https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9943
Funding:
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), grant/award no. P500PN_206731: Molecular perspectives on hydroclimate response to rapid temperature change in Central Europe during the last glacial cycle
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 50.190455 * Median Longitude: 6.777240 * South-bound Latitude: 50.119343 * West-bound Longitude: 6.594933 * North-bound Latitude: 50.282464 * East-bound Longitude: 6.879163
Date/Time Start: 2017-09-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2017-09-30T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.150 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 101.450 m
Event(s):
ELSA_AU3 (AU3) * Latitude: 50.282464 * Longitude: 6.595058 * Date/Time Start: 2017-09-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2017-09-30T00:00:00 * Elevation: 456.0 m * Penetration: 102 m * Location: Aueler Maar, Eifel, Germany * Method/Device: Cable Core Drilling (CCD) * Comment: Exact date of drilling unknown
ELSA_AU4 (AU4) * Latitude: 50.282113 * Longitude: 6.594933 * Date/Time Start: 2017-09-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2017-09-30T00:00:00 * Elevation: 457.0 m * Penetration: 104.5 m * Location: Aueler Maar, Eifel, Germany * Method/Device: Cable Core Drilling (CCD) * Comment: Exact date of drilling unknown
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
8301 data points
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