Using stable isotopes to understand Earth systems
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We study the carbon cycle by measuring stable isotopes of greenhouse gases from a global air sampling network.
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We study climates of the past by measuring stable isotopes of water in ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica.
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We measure methane on a local scale to study the sustainability of oil and gas extraction in the Rocky Mountain West.
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We continually improve our methods with new, automated techniques for measuring environmental stable isotopes.
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We provide analytical services to scientists and institutions around the world.
We excel at measurements of
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δ13C and δ18O in ambient or pure carbon dioxide
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δ13C of atmospheric methane and local sources of elevated methane
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water from ice cores as well as environmental waters
Our instrumentation includes dual-inlet and continuous-flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometers, as well as multiple laser-based cavity ring-down spectrometers.
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