Intercomparison of four commercial analyzers for water vapor isotope measurement

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-247

  Wen, Xue Fa ^a   Lee, Xuhui ^b,c   Sun, Xiao Min ^a   Wang, Jian Lin ^a   Tang, Ya Kun ^a   Li, Sheng Gong ^a   Yu, Gui Rui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ observations

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; AVERAGE DIFFERENCE; CALIBRATION METHOD; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CALIBRATION STANDARD; CONCENTRATION DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL STUDIES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; INTERCOMPARISONS; ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; MIXING RATIOS; NATURAL VARIABILITY; RAYLEIGH DISTILLATION; WATER VAPOR CONCENTRATION;

DISTILLATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPES;

CALIBRATION;

CALIBRATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MIXING RATIO; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84863141508     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-10-05037.1     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Apodaca, R. L., K. A. Simonin, K. P. Tu, R. C. Cohen, and T. E. Dawson, 2009: The evolution of capturing reliable isotopic water vapor signatures: An intercomparison of measurement techniques. Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 90 (Fall Meeting Suppl.), Abstract B52B-01.
2. Baer, D. S., J. B. Paul, M. Gupta, and A. O' Keefe, 2002: Sensitive absorption measurements in the near-infrared region using off-axis integrated-cavity-output spectroscopy. Appl. Phys., 75B, 261-265.
3. Baker, J. M., and T. J. Griffis, 2010: A simple, accurate, field-portable mixing ratio generator and Rayleigh distillation device. Agric. For. Meteor., 150, 1607-1611.
4. Berman, E. S. F., M. Gupta, C. Gabrielli, T. Garland, and J. J. McDonnell, 2009: High-frequency field-deployable isotope analyzer for hydrological applications. Water Resour. Res., 45, W10201, doi:10.1029/2009WR008265.
5. 18O of pure water samples and alcohol/water mixtures. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 23, 1879-1884.
6. Crosson, E. R., 2008: WS-CRDS: Precision trace gas analysis and simplified sable isotope measurements. Amer. Lab., 40, 37-41.
7. Dong, F., and D. Baer, 2010: Development and deployment of a portable water isotope analyzer for accurate, continuous and high-frequency oxygen and hydrogen isotope measurements in water vapor and liquid water. European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2010, Vol. 12, Vienna, Austria, European Geophysical Union, Geophysical Research Abstract EGU2010-5571. [Available online at http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/EGU2010-5571.pdf.]
8. Dyroff, C., D. Fütterer, and A. Zahn, 2010: Compact diode-laser spectrometer ISOWAT for highly sensitive airborne measurements of water-isotope ratios. Appl. Phys., 98B, 537-548.
9. Galewsky, J., D. Noone, Z. Sharp, and J. Woerden, 2009: Water vapor isotopes measurements at Mauna Loa, Hawaii: Comparison of laser spectroscopy and remote sensing with traditional methods, and the need for ongoing monitoring. European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2009, Vol. 11, Vienna, Austria, EGU, Geophysical Research Abstracts EGU2009-11440. [Available online at http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2009/EGU2009-11440.pdf.]
10. Gat, J. R., 1996: Oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in the hydrologic cycle. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 24, 225-262.
11. Gonfiantini, R., 1984: Stable isotope reference samples for geochemical and hydrochemical investigations. International Atomic Energy Agency, Advisory Group Meeting Rep., 81 pp.
12. Griffis, T. J., and Coauthors, 2010: Determining the oxygen isotope composition of evapotranspiration using eddy covariance. Bound.-Layer Meteor., 137, 307-326.
13. 2 by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry. Isot. Environ. Health Stud., 42, 9-20.
14. Gröning, M., 2004: International stable isotope reference materials. Handbook of Stable Isotope Analytical Techniques, P. A. De Groot, Ed., Elsevier, 874-906.
15. Gupta, P., D. Noone, J. Galewsky, C. Sweeney, and B. H. Vaughn, 2009: Demonstration of high-precision continuous measurements of water vapor isotopologues in laboratory and remote field deployments using wavelength-scanned cavity ring-down spectroscopy (WS-CRDS) technology. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 23, 2534-2542.
16. He, H., and R. B. Smith, 1999: Stable isotope composition of water vapour in the atmospheric boundary layer above the forests of New England. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 11 657-11 673.
17. Helliker, B., and D. Noone, 2010: Novel approaches to monitoring of water vapor isotope ratios: Plants, satellites and lasers. Isoscapes: Understanding Movement, Patterns, and Process on Earth through Isotope Mapping, J. West et al., Eds., Springer, 71-88.
18. Hut, G., 1987: Stable isotope reference samples for geochemical and hydrological investigations. International Atomic Energy Agency, Consultants Group Meeting Rep., 44 pp.
19. Iannone, R. Q., and Coauthors, 2009: Development and airborne operation of a compact water isotope ratio infrared spectrometer. Isot. Environ. Health Stud., 45, 303-320.
20. 18O) measurements in atmospheric moisture using an optical feedback cavity enhanced absorption laser spectrometer. J. Geophys. Res., 115, D10111, doi:10.1029/2009JD012895.
21. ISO, 1993: International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Meteorology. International Organization for Standardization, 60 pp.
22. ISO, , 1995: Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement. International Organization for Standardization, 101 pp.
23. Kerstel, E. R. T., and L. Gianfrani, 2008: Advances in laser-based isotope ratio measurements: Selected applications. Appl. Phys., 92B, 439-449.
24. 18O) spectrometer based on optical feedback cavity-enhanced absorption for in situ airborne applications. Appl. Phys., 85B, 397-406.
25. Kim, K., X. Lee, and L. R. Welp, 2007: Transition of the isotopic composition of leaf water to the isotopic steady state in soybeans and corns. Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 88 (Fall Meeting Suppl.), Abstract B13B-1200.
26. 16O isotope ratio for atmospheric and ecological applications. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 22, 555-565.
27. 16O isotope ratio in surface air in New England, USA. Tellus, 58B, 293-304.
28. 16O measurements of microliter natural water samples. Anal. Chem., 80, 287-293.
29. Ocheltree, T. W., and H. W. Loescher, 2007: Design of the AmeriFlux portable eddy covariance system and uncertainty analysis of carbon measurements. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 24, 1389-1407.
30. 18O isotopic analysis. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 1551-1566.
31. Sayres, D. S., and Coauthors, 2009: A new cavity based absorption instrument for detection of water isotopologues in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. Rev. Sci. Instrum., 80, 044102, doi:10.1063/1.3117349.
32. 2H measurements and implications for the calibration of vapour measurements with liquid standards. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 24, 3553-3561.
33. 18O measurements using off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 3, 67-77.
34. 2H measurements using an off-axis integrated cavity output spectrometer. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 23, 530-536.
35. 16O isotope ratios in the atmosphere. J. Hydrol., 349, 489-500.
36. Wen, X.F., S. C. Zhang, X. M. Sun, G. R. Yu, and X. Lee, 2010: Water vapor and precipitation isotope ratios in Beijing, China. J. Geophys. Res., 115, D01103, doi:10.1029/2009JD012408.
37. Werle, P., 2011: Accuracy and precision of laser spectrometers for trace gas sensing in the presence of optical fringes and atmospheric turbulence. Appl. Phys., 102B, 313-329.
38. West, A. G., G. R. Goldsmith, P. D. Brooks, and T. E. Dawson, 2010: Discrepancies between isotope ratio infrared spectroscopy and isotope ratio mass spectrometry for the stable isotope analysis of plant and soil waters. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 24, 1948-1954.
39. Yakir, D., and S. L. Sternberg, 2000: The use of stable isotopes to study ecosystem gas exchange. Oecologia, 123, 297-311.