Measuring variations of δ 18O and δ 2H in atmospheric water vapour using two commercial laser-based spectrometers: An instrument characterisation study

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1491-1511

  Aemisegger, F ^a   Sturm, P ^b,c   Graf, P ^a   Sodemann, H ^a   Pfahl, S ^a   Knohl, A ^b,d   Wernli, H ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DEUTERIUM; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; LASER METHOD; MIXING RATIO; MOISTURE FLUX; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SPECTROMETER; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84863453263     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-1491-2012     Document Type: Article

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