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Supplement of Distinguishing between old and modern sources in the northeast Siberian land–shelf system with compound-specific δ2H analysis

Jorien E. Vonk et al.

Correspondence to: Jorien E. Vonk ([email protected])

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Supplementary Table 1 Sample and field site characteristics of the studied topsoil and ice complex deposit samples.

Sample Sample ID Current Watershed Reference Site/sample info Location description Lat Lon code vegetation area °N °E description Topsoil (modern vegetation and O-horizon samples) TS-1 KU EXP 1-1, Lena Siewert et al., Surface O-horizon; 0-16 Holocene on top of yedoma exposure 72.34 126.29 0-16 cm 2016 cm in Kurunghnak Island, Lena River Delta TS-2 CH YED2, 0-4 Tundra Kolyma Palmtag et al., Surface O-A horizon; 0-4 Holocene soil on top of yedoma 69.46 161.79 cm 2015 cm exposure in tundra along edge of lake, near the Kolyma river TS-3 SP T3-3B, Alas Lena Siewert et al., Alas soil (), mix Alas developed in Northern , Lena 62.32 129.5 grassland 2015 of O and A horizon drainage basin TS-4 SP T2-7, Larch taiga Lena Siewert et al., Taiga soil (turbel), mix of Larch forest in Northern taiga, Lena 62.25 129.62 2015 O and A horizon drainage basin TS-5 KY T2-3, Tussock Indigirka Siewert et al., Tundra soil (turbel), O- Open tundra near Kytalyk, Indigirka 70.83 147.48 tundra 2015 horizon River. TS-6 CH T2-1, Tussock Kolyma Palmtag et al., Tundra soil (turbel), mix Open tundra near Shalaurova, Kolyma 69.44 161.77 tundra 2015 of O, Ojj and Ajj horizons River TS-7 CH YED3, 0- Larch taiga Kolyma Palmtag et al., Surface O-hor; 0-10 cm Holocene soil on top of Yedoma 68.77 161.41 10 cm 2015 exposure in taiga along edge of theromkarst lake, several km from the Kolyma river TS-8G CH Medv Grass Kolyma Vegetation 69.64 162.54 grassa tundra TS-9G CH Y4 grassa Larch taiga Kolyma Vegetation 68.74 161.41 Ice complex deposits ICD-1 KU EXP 1-3, Tundra Lena Siewert et al., Very deep undisturbed Yedoma exposure Kurunghnak Island, 72.34 126.29 212 -216 cm 2016 yedoma ca. 10 m below Lena River Delta surface ICD-2 CH YED1, Tussock Kolyma Palmtag et al., Deep undisturbed yedoma Yedoma exposure in tundra along the 69.47 161.77 300-305 cm tundra 2015 ca. 3 m below surface Kolyma river ICD-3 CH YED2, Tussock Kolyma Palmtag et al., Deep undisturbed yedoma Yedoma exposure in tundra along edge 69.46 161.79 300-305 cm tundra 2015 ca. 3 m below surface of thermokarst lake, near the Kolyma river ICD-4 CH YED3, Larch taiga Kolyma Palmtag et al., Deep undisturbed yedoma Yedoma exposure in taiga along edge of 68.77 161.41 520-525 cm 2015 ca. 5 m below surface thermokarst lake, several km from the Kolyma river ICD-5 KY EXP1, 0-5 Tussock Indigirka Siewert et al., Undisturbed yedoma ca. 2 Yedoma exposure in tundra close to the 70.83 147.44 cm tundra 2015 m below surface Berelekh river, which drains into the Indigirka River ICD-6 KY EXP2, 110- Tussock Indigirka Siewert et al., Deep undisturbed yedoma Yedoma exposure in tundra close to the 70.83 147.44 115 cm tundra 2015 ca. 4.5 m below surface Berelekh river, which drains into the Indigirka River ICD-7 KY EXP3, 185- Tussock Indigirka Siewert et al., Undisturbed yedoma ca. 2 Yedoma exposure in tundra close to the 70.83 147.49 190 cm tundra 2015 m below surface Berelekh river, which drains into the Indigirka River ICD-8 CH DY-3A Larch taiga Kolyma Vonk et al., Particulate matter from 68.63 159.15 2013 thaw streams ICD-9 CH DY-4A Larch taiga Kolyma Vonk et al., Particulate matter from 68.63 159.15 2013 thaw streams

Supplementary Figure 1 Images from ICD-sample sites: (a) and (b) ICD-1 at Kurunghnak Island, Lena Delta; (c) ICD-3 near Kolyma River; (d) and (e) ICD-4 near Kolyma River.

Supplementary Figure 2 Images from topsoil sample sites: (a) and (b) TS-4 in larch taiga of Lena drainage basin; (c) and (d) TS-3 in alas grassland in Lena drainage basin.

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