Calibration of modern sedimentary δ2H plant wax-water relationships in Greenland lakes

JM McFarlin, Y Axford, AL Masterson… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sedimentary plant wax distributions and isotopic compositions are powerful, widely applied
paleoenvironmental proxies. However, there is conflicting evidence on the behavior of these …

Contrasting Common Era climate and hydrology sensitivities from paired lake sediment dinosterol hydrogen isotope records in the South Pacific Convergence Zone

AE Maloney, JN Richey, DB Nelson, SN Hing… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Hydroclimate on 'Uvea (Wallis et Futuna) is controlled by rainfall associated with the
South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ), the southern hemisphere's largest precipitation …

[HTML][HTML] The metabolic sensitivity of hydrogen isotope fractionation differs between plant compounds

J Baan, M Holloway-Phillips, DB Nelson, A Kahmen - Phytochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen stable isotope analyses (δ 2 H) of plant derived organic compounds are a useful
tool for ecological, environmental, and palaeoclimatological research. However, during …

Comparison of molecular distributions and carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions of n-alkanes from aquatic plants in shallow freshwater lakes along the middle …

X Yu, X Lü, PA Meyers, X Huang - Organic Geochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Leaf wax n-alkanes in lacustrine sequences have been widely applied for reconstructions of
Late Quaternary paleoclimate histories. Such applications depend on knowledge of the …

Modern constraints on the sources and climate signals recorded by sedimentary plant waxes in west Greenland

H Dion-Kirschner, JM McFarlin, AL Masterson… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
The hydrogen isotopic composition (δ 2 H values) of plant waxes preserved in the
sedimentary record is a useful proxy for past hydroclimate, but a number of known biological …

Reconstructing Arctic Precipitation Seasonality Using Aquatic Leaf Wax δ2H in Lakes With Contrasting Residence Times

EK Thomas, KV Hollister, AA Cluett… - Paleoceanography …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic precipitation is predicted to increase this century. Records of past precipitation
seasonality provide baselines for a mechanistic understanding of the dynamics controlling …

Leaf wax hydrogen isotopes as a hydroclimate proxy in the tropical Pacific

SN Ladd, AE Maloney, DB Nelson… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen isotope ratios of sedimentary leaf waxes (δ2HWax values) are increasingly used
to reconstruct past hydroclimate. Here, we add δ2HWax values from 19 lakes and four …

Leaf wax n-alkane distribution and hydrogen isotopic fractionation in fen plant communities of two Mediterranean wetlands (Tenaghi Philippon, Nisí fen—Greece)

N Ardenghi, A Mulch, JM McFarlin, D Sachse… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Many continental paleoclimate archives originate from wetland sedimentary sequences.
While several studies have investigated biomarkers derived from peat-generating vegetation …

Contrasting sensitivity of lake sediment n-alkanoic acids and n-alkanes to basin-scale vegetation and regional-scale precipitation δ2H in the Adirondack Mountains …

EJ Freimuth, AF Diefendorf, TV Lowell, BR Bates… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
The hydrogen isotope values of plant waxes (δ 2 H wax) primarily reflect plant source water.
δ 2 H wax preserved in lake sediments has therefore been widely used to investigate past …

Metabolic exchange between pathways for isoprenoid synthesis and implications for biosynthetic hydrogen isotope fractionation

SN Ladd, DB Nelson, I Bamberger, LE Daber… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen isotope ratios of plant lipids are used for paleoclimate reconstruction, but are
influenced by both source water and biosynthetic processes. Measuring 2H: 1H ratios of …