A direct method to measure 14CO2 lost by evasion from surface waters

Billett, M. F.; Garnett, M.H.; Hardie, S. M. L.. 2006 A direct method to measure 14CO2 lost by evasion from surface waters. Radiocarbon, 48 (1). 61-68.

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Abstract/Summary

Recent methodological advances in the use of zeolite molecular sieves for measuring the isotopic signature of CO2 have provided the opportunity to make direct measurements of 14CO2 in various field situations. We linked a portable molecular sieve/pump/IRGA system to a floating chamber to demonstrate the potential of the method to quantify the isotopic signature (Δ13C and14C) of CO2 lost by evasion (outgassing) from surface waters. The system, which was tested on a peatland stream in Scotland, involved 1) an initial period of scrubbing ambient CO2 from the chamber, 2) a period of CO2 build-up caused by surface water evasion, and 3) a final period of CO2 collection by the molecular sieve cartridge. The field test at 2 different sites on the same drainage system suggested that the results were reproducible in terms of Δ13C and 14C values. These represent the first direct measurements of the isotopic signature of CO2 lost by evasion from water surfaces.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biogeochemistry
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	_ Atmospheric Sciences
ISSN:	0033-8222
Format Availability:	Electronic, Print
NORA Subject Terms:	Hydrology Chemistry
Date made live:	15 Jun 2007 10:51 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/255

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