Progress of Biomarker Stable Hydrogen Isotope and Its Application to Marine Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
As a new proxy, biomarker stable hydrogen isotope is increasingly used to reconstruct hydrological cycles in the continents and ocean. In terrestrial environments, 8D value of biomarkers can be used to reconstruct the t~D value in rainfall, ancient altitude and evapotranspiration or lake water balance. In marine environments, changes of 8D value of biomarkers can be interpreted more clearly in the context of relevant biological and environ- mental information, Many culture experiments and field data indicate that 8D value of biomarkers can reflect ~D value of surface water, and changes of seawater salinity. Many researchers also use SD value of marine biomarkers as a tool to reconstruct long term amounts of precipitation and surface seawater salinity. In this paper, the progress of biomarker stable hydrogen isotope of biomarkers and its application to marine paleoenviromental reconstruction are summarized.
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