Water stable isotope record of ice core NEEM (early Holocene) measured discretely ...

A new technique for on-line high resolution isotopic analysis of liquid water, tailored for ice core studies is presented. We built an interface between a Wavelength Scanned Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer (WS-CRDS) purchased from Picarro Inc. and a Continuous Flow Analysis (CFA) system. The system of...

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Main Authors: Gkinis, Vasileios, Popp, Trevor, Blunier, Thomas, Bigler, Matthias, Schüpbach, Simon, Kettner, E, Johnsen, Sigfús Jóhann
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2018
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.886042
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.886042
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Summary:A new technique for on-line high resolution isotopic analysis of liquid water, tailored for ice core studies is presented. We built an interface between a Wavelength Scanned Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer (WS-CRDS) purchased from Picarro Inc. and a Continuous Flow Analysis (CFA) system. The system offers the possibility to perform simultaneuous water isotopic analysis of d18O and dD on a continuous stream of liquid water as generated from a continuously melted ice rod. Injection of sub µl amounts of liquid water is achieved by pumping sample through a fused silica capillary and instantaneously vaporizing it with 100% efficiency in a~home made oven at a temperature of 170 °C. A calibration procedure allows for proper reporting of the data on the VSMOW-SLAP scale. We apply the necessary corrections based on the assessed performance of the system regarding instrumental drifts and dependance on the water concentration in the optical cavity. The melt rates are monitored in order to assign a depth scale to the ... : Water stable isotopes measured discretely on a Piccaro 2120 with a 2.5 cm resolution. An early Holocene section with an age around 10900 years BP. ...