On the interference of Kr during carbon isotope analysis of methane using continuous-flow combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1425-1445

  Schmitt, J ^a   Seth, B ^a   Bock, M ^a   Van Der Veen, C ^c   Moller L ^b   Sapart, C J ^c   Prokopiou, M ^c   Sowers, T ^d   Rockmann T ^c   Fischer, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMBUSTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; KRYPTON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; MIXING RATIO;

EID: 84882434020     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-1425-2013     Document Type: Article

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