TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sachse, Dirk
A1  - Billault, Isabelle
A1  - Bowen, Gabriel J.
A1  - Chikaraishi, Yoshito
A1  - Dawson, Todd E.
A1  - Feakins, Sarah J.
A1  - Freeman, Katherine H.
A1  - Magill, Clayton R.
A1  - McInerney, Francesca A.
A1  - van der Meer, Marcel T. J.
A1  - Polissar, Pratigya
A1  - Robins, Richard J.
A1  - Sachs, Julian P.
A1  - Schmidt, Hanns-Ludwig
A1  - Sessions, Alex L.
A1  - White, James W. C.
A1  - West, Jason B.
A1  - Kahmen, Ansgar
ED  - Jeanloz, R
T1  - Molecular Paleohydrology interpreting the Hydrogen- Isotopic Composition of Lipid Biomarkers from Photosynthesizing Organisms
JF  - Annual review of earth and planetary sciences
JF  - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
N2  - Hydrogen-isotopic abundances of lipid biomarkers are emerging as important proxies in the study of ancient environments and ecosystems. A decade ago, pioneering studies made use of new analytical methods and demonstrated that the hydrogen-isotopic composition of individual lipids from aquatic and terrestrial organisms can be related to the composition of their growth (i.e., environmental) water. Subsequently, compound-specific deuterium/hydrogen (D/H) ratios of sedimentary biomarkers have been increasingly used as paleohydrological proxies over a range of geological timescales. Isotopic fractionation observed between hydrogen in environmental water and hydrogen in lipids, however, is sensitive to biochemical, physiological, and environmental influences on the composition of hydrogen available for biosynthesis in cells. Here we review the factors and processes that are known to influence the hydrogen-isotopic compositions of lipids-especially n-alkanes-from photosynthesizing organisms, and we provide a framework for interpreting their D/H ratios from ancient sediments and identify future research opportunities.
KW  - paleoclimate
KW  - paleoclimate proxy
KW  - deuterium
KW  - organic geochemistry
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-0-8243-2040-9
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-042711-105535
SN  - 0084-6597
VL  - 40
IS  - 1
SP  - 221
EP  - 249
PB  - Annual Reviews
CY  - Palo Alto
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Aichner, Bernhard
A1  - Makhmudov, Zafar
A1  - Rajabov, Iljomjon
A1  - Zhang, Qiong
A1  - Pausata, Francesco Salvatore R.
A1  - Werner, Martin
A1  - Heinecke, Liv
A1  - Kuessner, Marie L.
A1  - Feakins, Sarah J.
A1  - Sachse, Dirk
A1  - Mischke, Steffen
T1  - Hydroclimate in the Pamirs Was Driven by Changes in Precipitation-Evaporation Seasonality Since theLast Glacial Period
JF  - Geophysical research letters
N2  - The Central Asian Pamir Mountains (Pamirs) are a high-altitude region sensitive to climatic change, with only few paleoclimatic records available. To examine the glacial-interglacial hydrological changes in the region, we analyzed the geochemical parameters of a 31-kyr record from Lake Karakul and performed a set of experiments with climate models to interpret the results. delta D values of terrestrial biomarkers showed insolation-driven trends reflecting major shifts of water vapor sources. For aquatic biomarkers, positive delta D shifts driven by changes in precipitation seasonality were observed at ca. 31-30, 28-26, and 17-14 kyr BP. Multiproxy paleoecological data and modelling results suggest that increased water availability, induced by decreased summer evaporation, triggered higher lake levels during those episodes, possibly synchronous to northern hemispheric rapid climate events. We conclude that seasonal changes in precipitation-evaporation balance significantly influenced the hydrological state of a large waterbody such as Lake Karakul, while annual precipitation amount and inflows remained fairly constant.
KW  - climate
KW  - biomarker
KW  - geochemistry
KW  - modelling
KW  - paleoclimate
KW  - hydrology
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085202
SN  - 0094-8276
SN  - 1944-8007
VL  - 46
IS  - 23
SP  - 13972
EP  - 13983
PB  - American Geophysical Union
CY  - Washington
ER  -