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In-situ reflectance spectroscopy - analysing techniques for high-resolution pigment logging in sediment cores
Bert ReinFrank Sirockosubject
Total organic carbonchemistry.chemical_classificationchemistryTerrigenous sedimentAbsorption bandTemporal resolutionGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesSedimentMineralogyUpwellingOrganic matterGeologyDiagenesisdescription
The temporal resolution of marine proxy data is limited by analytically required sample size. We present in-situ reflectance spectroscopy techniques (usually applied in remote sensing) to analyse the organic fraction of marine and terrestrial sediment. From absorption band depths, photosynthesis pigment variations are derived for sediments from the upwelling region off Peru, where productivity is related to the annual variability of El Nino strength. Quantitative estimations of diagenetic photosynthesis pigments derived from absorption band analysis in reflectance spectra are highly correlated to organic carbon content. The ratio of pigment fractions is related to chlorine concentration and reflects organic matter preservation and deep-water ventilation changes. The import of terrigenous mineroclastics (TM) by local rivers is semi-quantitatively documented in the spectrum continuum. TM is inversely varying with organic matter preservation and chlorine concentration.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-01 | International Journal of Earth Sciences |