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Ménot, Guillemette; Garcin, Yannick (2026): GDGTs of soil and lacustrine sediments in Cameroon [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.992011

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Published: 2026-06-29DOI registered: 2026-07-28

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Abstract:
This file contains the biomarker data from the paper Ménot et al., 2025 Organic Geochemistry (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2025.104982). African low-latitude regions tend to be underrepresented in global continental temperature reconstructions, limiting both our understanding and the reliability of predictions of past and future changes in temperature and precipitation in those parts of the world. The lack of continuous sedimentary archives and quantitative temperature proxies further complicates this issue, especially outside Eastern Africa. Here, we use data collected in Cameroon lakes to assess branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (brGDGT)-based temperature proxies and examine potential confounding variables impacting temperature reconstructions. By analyzing GDGT distributions in soil watershed, water column, and surface sediment samples from a total of 11 Cameroon lakes, we could verify that the degree of methylation of brGDGTs (through the MBT′5Me) can serve as a reliable indicator for reconstructing mean annual air temperatures. Additionally, we could confirm that surface water conductivity represents a controlling factor for the brGDGT assemblage in surface sediments of crater lakes. Moreover, we provide the first reconstruction of Mid- to Late-Holocene GDGT-based air temperatures for a crater lake in Cameroon (Central Africa), revealing a temperature decrease of 2.5 °C over the last 7000 years, which agrees with recently published records for East Africa but exceeds current model predictions. These discrepancies highlight the need for additional studies to focus on this geographically underrepresented area.
Keyword(s):
Cameroon; GDGT; Holocene; lake Mbalang; modern sediments
Related to:
Ménot, Guillemette; Ansanay-Alex, Salomé; Schwab, Valérie F; Todou, Gilbert; Séné, Olivier; Onana, Jean-Michel; Gleixner, Gerd; Sachse, Dirk; Garcin, Yannick (2025): Mid- to Late-Holocene branched GDGT-based air temperatures from a crater lake in Cameroon (Central Africa). Organic Geochemistry, 204, 104982, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2025.104982
Funding:
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), grant/award no. ANR-18-CE01-0005: ANR TAPIOCA
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 160487544
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 6.734127 * Median Longitude: 11.848582 * South-bound Latitude: 3.768600 * West-bound Longitude: 8.980500 * North-bound Latitude: 11.054700 * East-bound Longitude: 14.145700
Minimum Elevation: 17.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 1911.0 m
Event(s):
ASSO  * Latitude: 6.624500 * Longitude: 12.981600 * Elevation: 896.0 m * Comment: Assom lake basin
BALE  * Latitude: 5.550300 * Longitude: 10.421100 * Elevation: 1376.0 m * Comment: Baleng lake basin
BARO  * Latitude: 4.654400 * Longitude: 9.408600 * Elevation: 304.0 m * Comment: Barombi Mbo lake basin
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEventMénot, Guillemette
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)Geocode
Depth, top/minDepth topmMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
DEPTH, waterDepth watermMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)Geocode
DEPTH, soilDepth soilmMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)Geocode
Depth, soil, minimumDepth soil minmMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
Depth, soil, maximumDepth soil maxmMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
Sample typeSamp typeMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
10 LakeLakeMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)basin
11 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (peak area)brGDGT peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200sum
12 Isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (peak area)iso GDGT peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200sum
13 Crenarchaeol (peak area)Cren peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
14 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIa (peak area)brGDGT IIIa peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
15 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIa' (peak area)brGDGT IIIa' peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
16 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIa'' (peak area)brGDGT IIIa'' peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
17 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIb (peak area)brGDGT IIIb peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
18 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIb' (peak area)brGDGT IIIb' peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
19 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIb'' (peak area)brGDGT IIIb'' peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
20 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIc (peak area)brGDGT IIIc peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
21 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIc' (peak area)brGDGT IIIc' peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
22 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIa (peak area)brGDGT IIa peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
23 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIa' (peak area)brGDGT IIa' peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
24 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIb (peak area)brGDGT IIb peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
25 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIb' (peak area)brGDGT IIb' peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
26 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIc (peak area)brGDGT IIc peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
27 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIc' (peak area)brGDGT IIc' peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
28 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, Ia (peak area)brGDGT Ia peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
29 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, Ib (peak area)brGDGT Ib peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
30 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, Ic (peak area)brGDGT Ic peak areaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
31 Isoprenoid acyclic glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, fractional abundanceiso GDGT-0Ménot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200total
32 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, fractional abundancebrGDGTMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200total
33 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIa, fractional abundancebrGDGT IIIaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
34 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIa', fractional abundancebrGDGT IIIa'Ménot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
35 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIa'', fractional abundancebrGDGT IIIa''Ménot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
36 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIb, fractional abundancebrGDGT IIIbMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
37 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIb', fractional abundancebrGDGT IIIb'Ménot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
38 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIb'', fractional abundancebrGDGT IIIb''Ménot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
39 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIc, fractional abundancebrGDGT IIIcMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
40 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIIc', fractional abundancebrGDGT IIIc'Ménot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
41 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIa, fractional abundancebrGDGT IIaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
42 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIa', fractional abundancebrGDGT IIa'Ménot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
43 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIb, fractional abundancebrGDGT IIbMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
44 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIb', fractional abundancebrGDGT IIb'Ménot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
45 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIc, fractional abundancebrGDGT IIcMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
46 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, IIc', fractional abundancebrGDGT IIc'Ménot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
47 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, Ia, fractional abundancebrGDGT IaMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
48 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, Ib, fractional abundancebrGDGT IbMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
49 Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether, Ic, fractional abundancebrGDGT IcMénot, GuillemetteHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS), Agilent 1200
50 Branched and isoprenoid tetraether indexBITMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
51 Methylation index of 5-methyl branched tetraethersMBT'5MEMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
52 Isomer ratio of 6-methyl branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethersIR6meMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
53 Cyclization ratio of branched tetraethers primeCBT'Ménot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
54 Cyclization ratio of branched tetraethers of 5-methyl branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraetherCBT5MEMénot, Guillemettesee reference(s)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1514 data points

Data

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Event

Depth sed [m]

Depth top [m]

Depth bot [m]

Depth water [m]

Depth soil [m]

Depth soil min [m]

Depth soil max [m]

Samp type
10 
Lake
11 
brGDGT peak area
12 
iso GDGT peak area
13 
Cren peak area
14 
brGDGT IIIa peak area
15 
brGDGT IIIa' peak area
16 
brGDGT IIIa'' peak area
17 
brGDGT IIIb peak area
18 
brGDGT IIIb' peak area
19 
brGDGT IIIb'' peak area
20 
brGDGT IIIc peak area
21 
brGDGT IIIc' peak area
22 
brGDGT IIa peak area
23 
brGDGT IIa' peak area
24 
brGDGT IIb peak area
25 
brGDGT IIb' peak area
26 
brGDGT IIc peak area
27 
brGDGT IIc' peak area
28 
brGDGT Ia peak area
29 
brGDGT Ib peak area
30 
brGDGT Ic peak area
31 
iso GDGT-0
32 
brGDGT
33 
brGDGT IIIa
34 
brGDGT IIIa'
35 
brGDGT IIIa''
36 
brGDGT IIIb
37 
brGDGT IIIb'
38 
brGDGT IIIb''
39 
brGDGT IIIc
40 
brGDGT IIIc'
41 
brGDGT IIa
42 
brGDGT IIa'
43 
brGDGT IIb
44 
brGDGT IIb'
45 
brGDGT IIc
46 
brGDGT IIc'
47 
brGDGT Ia
48 
brGDGT Ib
49 
brGDGT Ic
50 
BIT
51 
MBT'5ME
52 
IR6me
53 
CBT'
54 
CBT5ME
OSSA 0.0250.010.04SedimentOssa6332085881731345164735333101860491236222603144072444731053466549475141103623444152042555172835721.3998.611.020.532.940.0200.000.050.0011.444.901.050.750.170.0465.578.771.321.000.850.31-1.02-0.89
DEBU 0.0250.010.04SedimentDebundscha2977147803259856569307921503361151075152015051750782741552780727540901603958611798509747113332262516365110292720773404813833884235554110.9589.050.500.511.750.0600.090.030.005.393.960.251.120.050.0369.784.650.790.970.920.47-1.07-1.19
BARO 0.0250.010.04SedimentBarombi Mbo1233237474461045117433442108070085681915753136885311558970093423620666175068381158901202012858100394136702489093167870601148371336.1763.830.880.691.280.0600.060.030.005.405.540.721.630.080.1139.666.381.200.820.870.53-0.70-0.80
MANE 0.0250.010.04SedimentManengouba85223904460549731443010212119798755939105967091981022680132011490737916573382001511494256529422390676989518677110259598380061554.0445.961.421.031.070.0800.080.020.019.294.481.350.770.280.0821.923.050.940.730.680.34-0.65-0.85
BALE 0.0250.010.04SedimentBaleng49561125710597845737678676326855205663125370977662096338045866823710383262780735208796832871041183579246902448710278274931111834608845526808735960221.3878.621.284.151.080.1300.130.020.137.1016.802.399.460.140.5523.889.191.480.990.710.740.00-0.43
ASSO 0.0250.010.04SedimentAssom39838170334570018400344686457906125317410160155509387894950804182020260364557719834085212052986542294326828073536077798.4091.600.871.153.150.2600.100.120.0010.506.541.450.860.300.0257.597.051.531.000.830.39-0.83-0.90
TABE 0.0250.010.04SedimentTabéré204777850065166965733466003312170003180020373520681237829689541156329826884801337763526224.4575.552.803.221.520.0000.000.160.009.9510.101.853.370.560.1533.626.531.721.000.730.53-0.40-0.72
TIZO 0.0250.010.04SedimentTizong32025196285484704986293375497291470847223154146464957568653324055682290163271120266049409610790469106894203301265642307521478420433496268224526.6973.312.364.590.720.2000.100.020.038.4718.893.373.340.100.1823.496.380.840.960.650.65-0.09-0.52
MAMG 0.0250.010.04SedimentMamguiewa12637042812987867592637993795237987517741402059314947361524351808531181569031698142779524415006962640333135414105304248276022050252345668510.2889.720.791.881.400.1600.120.140.097.1511.303.497.620.261.1233.6217.452.740.990.810.65-0.23-0.29
RHUM 0.0250.010.04SedimentRhumsiki884257142385192418424191244754170331961907336038388161398278178028108548189059393922592724825331181658635687552330423029885226.9773.031.411.930.700.0400.020.010.0112.2810.251.040.820.040.0240.363.740.340.970.740.47-0.61-1.04
MORA 0.0250.010.04SedimentMora250415482766765451939200315307463599510001583036510392325834396122001700154829891725921338811.0588.950.801.230.240.0000.000.010.0014.589.290.160.080.000.0061.830.690.050.980.800.41-0.86-1.96
OSSA1FilterOssa7803174632450737173702552324393541009383663009808604826283291401948837886005679637195115624748.1191.890.470.670.501.2900.001.260.006.194.220.250.490.000.0072.792.500.800.990.910.36-1.11-1.46
DEBU1FilterDebundscha170148415147032593311911826521819900000415861290592337164843842149412636105951099388.9091.100.180.700.310.1200.000.000.002.447.590.140.970.230.0974.273.500.580.980.960.76-0.89-1.32
BARO1FilterBarombi Mbo26441864808451574841071529389164011634416300011020724898316608895523462681813532162306914150218.1881.820.411.110.620.0600.000.000.004.179.420.633.390.130.2651.188.721.570.930.910.73-0.55-0.77
MANE1FilterManengouba15589701656855227046632032612095599587712482000017480831261896112824192534166791438346269854310139557342.1357.871.301.340.620.0800.000.000.0011.218.090.721.240.110.0929.682.760.610.770.710.45-0.57-1.07
BALE1FilterBaleng5306081013359430448240040460000294669961751574148800151811383231454319.1080.908.450.000.000.7600.000.000.005.5518.770.977.820.000.0028.617.222.740.980.860.63-0.16-0.62
ASSO1FilterAssom151213691942102156672104577180252175729579815636941700131034211837388192028058214870879591270155941158648212.8487.160.691.191.160.0400.060.000.008.677.830.541.860.100.0660.363.930.570.990.860.52-0.78-1.19
TABE1FilterTabéré997989615324402671213362634540178438611919698764100113803317939737343141858284492015038149395256616331715.3684.641.343.460.790.0600.080.000.0011.4017.980.744.190.080.2038.235.270.631.000.740.66-0.28-0.92
TIZO1FilterTizong264581953081720884212571534791989834299631477832634191105481675240556291763115747131976279282003013524120.0679.940.805.800.750.1300.180.120.163.9925.522.106.660.220.5023.737.571.330.990.730.840.15-0.46
MAMG1FilterMamguiewa655856864276514970834244174336344472724273864893494574713137191381437518255913364235492112344615809747792319.8090.200.522.660.530.0400.070.080.114.7821.060.799.020.060.7535.7512.351.210.980.860.84-0.07-0.49
RHUM1FilterRhumsiki10753669303361321786996423204057267198384225576570011659601131352551261349850045158643472702400728.2171.790.901.900.250.0800.070.000.0010.8410.520.511.260.000.0041.993.230.220.970.770.53-0.59-1.15
MORA1FilterMora55082875149665005386064043421736210852520000054308859056383584861250900022881406338322027.1772.830.733.150.150.0000.000.000.009.8616.440.110.230.000.0041.540.610.000.990.760.65-0.42-1.85
OSSA0.02500.05SoilOssa74773829424595613240184691711517000051073390414841961502752856424002407130672296088822275748755.6894.320.060.020.000.0000.000.070.011.980.200.040.030.050.0089.911.180.770.980.980.11-1.95-1.88
DEBU0.02500.05SoilDebundscha27209529491157493889773539900109161075879000001053972413901206258409221983091400741117671813731044044769699761853.3596.650.200.400.030.0000.000.000.003.875.110.950.810.050.0466.6614.873.670.990.940.56-0.85-0.65
BARO0.02500.05SoilBarombi Mbo361996834289103092062750811505862222245104559279415346577131759483574124513157393197833526020109619410453651136084217846115276691128275571927.9992.010.320.610.030.0800.040.010.013.635.471.661.710.150.1049.3021.197.610.940.930.58-0.54-0.36
MANE0.02500.05SoilManengouba7998344517383582601646546687884680104640001683801024014962131441849276237026838405556651233374864461692.1797.830.820.990.000.1300.000.020.0012.807.770.230.780.090.0069.474.170.561.000.840.41-0.92-1.27
ASSO0.02500.05SoilAssom94446332272303718183347500000001289101497379275895009636408757820017421724728952.8897.120.050.000.000.0000.000.010.001.590.290.000.000.100.0092.731.840.501.000.980.15-2.08-1.71
TABE0.02500.05SoilTabéré676909048723905343621270782913343257776463995134631333353344427521286246412603179887233294801896627148689261319949133074174287712.8987.111.051.970.110.0900.050.050.044.2318.621.314.360.140.2238.6013.492.570.940.880.79-0.20-0.46
TIZO0.02500.05SoilTizong27623426856698128945380731793711219200014623086531726077271158992479462726802006053622508033469723.1096.900.140.650.040.0000.000.050.003.139.440.420.900.100.0072.628.151.261.000.950.75-0.79-0.95
MAMG0.02500.05SoilMamguiewa13467816281103610317224293463790000095350476789106816912085539534006921696171913219434720.8779.130.320.470.000.0000.000.070.003.547.930.900.290.000.0051.3912.761.440.910.930.64-0.74-0.60
RHUM0.02500.05SoilRhumsiki1597101384553645409953442413123303041965818527167830467110316698421370644951934551697116817010409871222319032193312.8597.150.280.770.260.0100.000.030.0019.838.580.330.320.010.0065.181.400.141.000.760.32-0.94-1.69
MORA0.02500.05SoilMora878783035442737251571599913203333636500042636037747582629552170291014915767075180464394490611116.1993.810.110.230.010.0000.000.050.004.302.990.020.010.020.0085.550.450.070.970.950.42-1.43-2.28