The Modern Ocean Sediment Archive and Inventory of Carbon (MOSAIC): version 2.0

Abstract > 400  % and now holds data from more than 21 000 individual sediment cores from different continental margins on a global scale. Additional variables have also been incorporated into MOSAIC v.2.0 that are crucial to interpret the quantity, origin, and age of organic carbon in marine sediments globally. Sedimentological parameters (e.g. grain size fractions and mineral surface area) help understand the effect of hydrodynamic sorting and mineral protection on the distribution of organic carbon, while molecular biomarker signatures (e.g. lignin phenols, fatty acids, and alkanes) can help constrain the specific origin of organic matter. MOSAIC v.2.0 also stores data on specific sediment and molecular fractions, which provide further insight into the processes that affect the degradation and ageing of organic carbon in marine sediments. Data included within MOSAIC are continuously expanding, and version control will allow users to benefit from updated versions while ensuring reproducibility of their findings.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The Modern Ocean Sediment Archive and Inventory of Carbon (MOSAIC): version 2.0 ; volume:15 ; number:9 ; year:2023 ; pages:4105-4125 ; extent:21 ; Earth system science data ; 15, Heft 9 (2023), 4105-4125 (gesamt 21)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Paradis, Sarah ; Nakajima, Kai ; Van der Voort, Tessa S. ; Gies, Hannah ; Wildberger, Aline ; Blattmann, Thomas M. ; Bröder, Lisa ; Eglinton, Timothy I.

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/essd-15-4105-2023
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023092104240474460581
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:49 AM CEST