Molecular proxies for paleoclimatology

Archaeal dominance in the mesopelagic zone of the Pacific Ocean

M. Karner, Edward F. DeLong, David M. Karl · Nature · 2001 · 1.6K citations

Life Sciences, Marine Sciences, Oceanography +12

Distributional variations in marine crenarchaeotal membrane lipids: a new tool for reconstructing ancient sea water temperatures?

Stefan Schouten, Ellen C. Hopmans, Enno Schefuß et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2002 · 1.3K citations

Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Marine Sciences +14

Molecular stratigraphy: a new tool for climatic assessment

Simon C. Brassell, G. Eglinton, I.T. Marlowe et al. · Nature · 1986 · 1.2K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Paleoclimatology +11

Calibration of unsaturation patterns in long-chain ketone compositions for palaeotemperature assessment

F. G. Prahl, Stuart G. Wakeham · Nature · 1987 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Paleontology, Paleoceanography +14

Calibration of the alkenone paleotemperature index U37K′ based on core-tops from the eastern South Atlantic and the global ocean (60°N-60°S)

Péter Müller, Georg Kirst, Götz Ruhland et al. · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1998 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Oceanography +11