Use of mixed ion exchange resin and the denitrifier method to determine isotopic values of nitrate in atmospheric deposition and canopy throughfall

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2017-2020

  Templer, P H ^a   Weathers, K C ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological samples; Natural abundance; Partitioning sources of nitrate; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; CANOPY THROUGHFALL; DENITRIFIERS; ECOLOGICAL SAMPLES; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; ISOTOPIC VALUES; MIXED BEDS; N VALUE; NATURAL ABUNDANCE; PARTITIONING SOURCES OF NITRATE; STABLE ISOTOPES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THROUGHFALL;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; DENITRIFICATION; ECOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; ISOTOPES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; POSITIVE IONS;

NITRATES;

ION EXCHANGE RESIN; NITRATE; NITROGEN 15; NITROGEN OXIDE; OXYGEN 18; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CANOPY; DENITRIFICATION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PARTITIONING; RESIN; THROUGHFALL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CANOPY; CANOPY THROUGHFALL; DENITRIFIER METHOD; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; NITROGEN PARTITIONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TIME;

EID: 79952249277     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.01.035     Document Type: Article

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