Organic carbon concentrations and isotope ratios of sediments from the Laptev Sea

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Stable carbon isotope ratios in the organic fraction of surface sediments from the Laptev Sea shelf were analyzed in order to study the modern distribution pattern of terrestrial organic matter. The delta13Corg signature of the surface sediments range from -26.6 per mil near the coastal margin to -22.8 per mil in the north towards the outer shelf. Characterizing the possible sources of organic matter by their delta13Corg signature reveals that the terrestrial influence reaches further north in the eastern than in the western Laptev Sea. Downcore records of the delta13Corg, measured on three AMS 14C-dated cores from water depths between 46 and 77 m, specify the spatial and temporal changes in the deposition of terrestrial organic matter on the Laptev Sea shelf during the past 12.7 ka. The major depositional changes of terrestrial organic matter occurred between 11 and 7 ka and comprised the main phase of the southward retreat of the coastline and of the river depocenters due to the postglacial sea level rise.

Supplement to: Müller-Lupp, Thomas; Bauch, Henning A; Erlenkeuser, Helmut; Hefter, Jens; Kassens, Heidemarie; Thiede, Jörn (2000): Changes in the deposition of terrestrial organic matter on the Laptev Sea shelf during the Holocene: evidence from stable carbon isotopes. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 89(3), 563-568

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.712058
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1007/s005310000128
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.712058
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Creator Müller-Lupp, Thomas; Bauch, Henning A; Erlenkeuser, Helmut ORCID logo; Hefter, Jens ORCID logo; Kassens, Heidemarie; Thiede, Jörn ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2000
Funding Reference Fourth Framework Programme https://doi.org/10.13039/100011105 Crossref Funder ID MAS3980185 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/MAS3980185 Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Language English
Resource Type Supplementary Publication Series of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 4 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (114.284W, 71.234S, 144.135E, 78.656N); Laptev Sea; Arctic Ocean
Temporal Coverage Begin 1993-08-13T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 1999-05-06T00:00:00Z