First continuous shipboard δ18O and δD measurements in sea water by diffusion sampling—cavity ring-down spectrometry

• Published in: Environmental chemistry letters Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 301 - 307
• Main Authors: Munksgaard, N. C, Wurster, C. M, Bass, A, Zagorskis, I, Bird, M. I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 2012
• Subjects: Analytical Chemistry; data collection; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; evaporation; freshwater; Geochemistry; hydrogen; icebergs; mass spectrometry; new methods; Original Paper; oxygen; Pollution; rivers; salinity; seawater; stable isotopes; surface water; River; Stable; Shipboard; Marine; Plume; Isotopes

Combined measurements of salinity and the oxygen/hydrogen stable isotope composition of marine waters can characterise processes such as freshwater mixing, evaporation, precipitation and sea-ice formation. However, stable isotope data with high spatial and temporal resolution are necessary for a det...