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38. Influence of environmental parameters on the distribution of bacterial lipids in soils from the French Alps: Implications for paleo-reconstructions P. Véquaud et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2021.104194
39. Climate reconstructions based on GDGT and pollen surface datasets from Mongolia and Baikal area: calibrations and applicability to extremely cold–dry environments over the Late Holocene L. Dugerdil et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-1199-2021
40. Relation between soil glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers and temperature in different climatic regions in China C. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5889
41. In-situ provenance of brGDGTs in peat sediments: A case study from southern China and a comparison of global results S. Wei et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2022.104373
42. Paleoaltimetry Potentiality of Branched GDGTs From Southern Tibet Y. Bai et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007122
43. A 15 ka pH record from an alpine lake in north China derived from the cyclization ratio index of aquatic brGDGTs and its paleoclimatic significance J. Cao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2017.02.005
44. Lipid biomarkers in Lake Wudalianchi record abrupt environmental changes from the volcanic eruption in 1776 Y. Yao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2021.104349
45. Soil and Air Temperature Calibrations Using Branched GDGTs for the Tropical Andes of Colombia: Toward a Pan‐Tropical Calibration L. Pérez‐Angel et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC008941
46. Early Holocene Thermal Maximum recorded by branched tetraethers and pollen in Western Europe (Massif Central, France) C. Martin et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.106109
47. Development of an in situ branched GDGT calibration in Lake 578, southern Greenland B. Zhao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2020.104168
48. North–south Holocene seasonal contrast on the Italian peninsula: Clarification of the latitudinal transition zone based on the multi-proxy study of Lago Grande di Monticchio L. d’Oliveira et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109873
49. Late Holocene Mongolian climate and environment reconstructions from brGDGTs, NPPs and pollen transfer functions for Lake Ayrag: Paleoclimate implications for Arid Central Asia L. Dugerdil et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107235
50. Revised fractional abundances and warm-season temperatures substantially improve brGDGT calibrations in lake sediments J. Raberg et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3579-2021
51. Paleoclimatic reconstruction and the response of carbonate minerals during the past 8000 years over the northeast Tibetan Plateau L. Han et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.06.009
52. Temperature changes during the last deglaciation and early Holocene in southwest China W. Sun et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104238
53. Late Miocene tectonic forcing of climate transition in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau T. Luan et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112225
54. Soil chemistry, temperature and bacterial community composition drive brGDGT distributions along a subarctic elevation gradient R. Halffman et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2021.104346
55. Temperature seasonality regulates organic carbon burial in lake S. Zhou et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56399-4
56. Calibrating branched GDGTs in bones to temperature and precipitation: Application to Alaska chronological sequences J. Zhao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106371
57. Holocene temperature variation recorded by branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers in a loess-paleosol sequence from the north-eastern Tibetan Plateau T. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-023-1094-6
58. Soil pH Dominates the Distributions of Both 5‐ and 6‐Methyl Branched Tetraethers in Arid Regions Y. Duan et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JG005356
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63. Spatial distribution of n-alkanes and GDGTs in the central Arctic Ocean during Marine Isotope Stages 1, 2 and 3 A. Singh et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2024.104920
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65. Identifying marine and freshwater overprints on soil-derived branched GDGT temperature signals in Pliocene Mississippi and Amazon River fan sediments E. Dearing Crampton-Flood et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2021.104200
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67. Distributions of soil branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers from different climate regions of China M. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39147-9
68. Calibration and Application of Branched GDGTs to Tibetan Lake Sediments: The Influence of Temperature on the Fall of the Guge Kingdom in Western Tibet, China J. Liang et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021PA004393
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