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. Distributions of branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) are frequently employed for reconstructing terrestrial paleotemperaturesfrom lake sediment archives. Although brGDGTs are globally ubiquitous, the microbial producers of these membrane lipids remain unknown, precluding afull understanding of the ways in which environmental parameters control their production and distribution. Here, we advance this understanding inthree ways. First, we present 43 new high-latitude lake sites characterized by low mean annual air temperatures (MATs) and high seasonality, fillingan important gap in the global dataset. Second, we introduce a new approach for analyzing brGDGT data in which compound fractional abundances (FAs)are calculated within structural groups based on methylation number, methylation position, and cyclization number. Finally, we perform linear andnonlinear regressions of the resulting FAs against a suite of environmental parameters in a compiled global lake sediment dataset(n = 182). We find that our approach deconvolves temperature, conductivity, and pH trends in brGDGTs without increasing calibration errorsfrom the standard approach. We also find that it reveals novel patterns in brGDGT distributions and provides a methodology for investigating thebiological underpinnings of their structural diversity. Warm-season temperature indices outperformed MAT in our regressions, with the mean temperature of months abovefreezing yielding the highest-performing model (adjusted R2 = 0.91, RMSE = 1.97 ∘C, n = 182). The naturallogarithm of conductivity had the second-strongest relationship to brGDGT distributions (adjusted R2 = 0.83, RMSE = 0.66,n = 143), notably outperforming pH in our dataset (adjusted R2 = 0.73, RMSE = 0.57, n = 154) and providing a potential newproxy for paleohydrology applications. We recommend these calibrations for use in lake sediments globally, including at high latitudes, and detailthe advantages and disadvantages of each.

Revised fractional abundances and warm-season temperatures substantially improve brGDGT calibrations in lake sediments