Influence of water availability in the distributions of branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether in soils of the Iberian Peninsula

The combined application of the MBT (degree of methylation) and CBT (degree of cyclization) indices, based on the distribution of branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) in soils, has been proposed as a paleoproxy to estimate mean annual temperature (MAT). CBT quantifies the degree...

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Main Authors: J. Menges, C. Huguet, J. M. Alcañiz, S. Fietz, D. Sachse, A. Rosell-Melé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/2571/2014/bg-11-2571-2014.pdf