A combustion setup to precisely reference δ 13C and δ 2H isotope ratios of pure CH 4 to produce isotope reference gases of δ 13C-CH 4 in synthetic air

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2227-2236

  Sperlich, P ^a,e   Guillevic, M ^a,b   Buizert, C ^a   Jenk, T M ^a   Sapart, C J ^c   Schaefer, H ^d   Popp, T J ^a   Blunier, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMBUSTION; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; METHANE; MIXING RATIO;

EID: 84867509220     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-2227-2012     Document Type: Article

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