Improved methodologies for continuous-flow analysis of stable water isotopes in ice cores

Jones, Tyler R.; White, James W. C.; Steig, Eric J.; Vaughn, Bruce H.; Morris, Valerie; Gkinis, Vasileios; Markle, Bradley R.; Schoenemann, Spruce W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-617-2017

Articles | Volume 10, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-617-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-617-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 2

Research article

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27 Feb 2017

Research article |

| 27 Feb 2017

Improved methodologies for continuous-flow analysis of stable water isotopes in ice cores

Tyler R. Jones, James W. C. White, Eric J. Steig, Bruce H. Vaughn, Valerie Morris, Vasileios Gkinis, Bradley R. Markle, and Spruce W. Schoenemann

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'open questions and potential problems related to uncertainties', Sergey Assonov, 25 Aug 2016
- AC1: 'RC1 Author Response', Tyler Jones, 02 Nov 2016
RC2: 'Referee comment', Jochen Rudolph, 23 Sep 2016
- AC2: 'RC2 Author Response', Tyler Jones, 02 Nov 2016

Short summary

New measurement systems have been developed that continuously melt ice core samples, in contrast to other methods that analyze a single sample at a time. These newer systems are capable of reducing analysis time by many years and improving data set resolution. In this study, we introduce improved methodologies that optimize the speed, accuracy, and precision of a water isotope continuous-flow system. The presented system will be used for Antarctic and Greenland ice core projects.