Dataset: Reference samples: carbon nitrogen and isotopes

Name: Reference carbon and nitrogen concentrations, and isotope ratios from alfalfa, nylon-6, bovine liver, and enriched alanine
Published: 2018-09-11
Keywords: biota, oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.746325.1

Spatial Extent: N:37.343211 E:-75.732307 S:29.853211 W:-84.551509

Temporal Extent: 2017-05 - 2017-07

Project:

Toward an Improved Understanding of Blue Carbon: The Role of Seagrasses in Sequestering CO2 (Seagrass Blue Carbon)

Principal Investigator:

Richard C. Zimmerman (Old Dominion University, ODU)

Co-Principal Investigator:

David J. Burdige (Old Dominion University, ODU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2018-09-11

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Reference carbon and nitrogen concentrations, and isotope ratios from alfalfa, nylon-6, bovine liver, and enriched alanine

Abstract:

This dataset includes results of carbon and nitrogen analyses on reference materials including alfalfa, nylon-6, bovine liver, and enriched alanine. The reference materials were analyzed for Carbon, Nitrogen, delta-13C, and delta-15N by the Stable Isotope Facility, U.C. Davis using a PDZ Europa ANCA-GSL elemental analyzer interfaced to a PDZ Europa 20-20 isotope ratio mass spectrometer (Sercon Ltd., Cheshire, UK).

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2018-09-11	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.746325.1	2019-03-20

Description

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
- modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions

Data Files

File
references_CN.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 9.07 KB) MD5:59fde7ba8cc040663c3942a636876985 Primary data file for dataset ID 746325

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1633951
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1635403

Deployments

None available yet

Instruments

Elemental Analyzer

Supplied Name: PDZ Europa ANCA-GSL elemental analyzer

Supplied Description:

Used for chemical and isotope analyses.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Elemental Analyzer

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB01/

Generic Description:

Instruments that quantify carbon, nitrogen and sometimes other elements by combusting the sample at very high temperature and assaying the resulting gaseous oxides. Usually used for samples including organic material.

Isotope-ratio Mass Spectrometer

Supplied Name: PDZ Europa 20-20 isotope ratio mass spectrometer (Sercon Ltd., Cheshire, UK)

Supplied Description:

Used for chemical and isotope analyses.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Isotope-ratio Mass Spectrometer

Acronym: IR Mass Spec; IRMS

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB16/

Generic Description:

The Isotope-ratio Mass Spectrometer is a particular type of mass spectrometer used to measure the relative abundance of isotopes in a given sample (e.g. VG Prism II Isotope Ratio Mass-Spectrometer).

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Reference	type of material used as a reference	unitless	sample_type
Analysis	analysis (sample) identifier	unitless	sample
Weight_ug	sample weight	micrograms	weight
C_Amount_ug	mass of Carbon in the sample	micrograms	C
d13C	the ratio of stable isotopes 13C:12C	unitless	d13C
N_Amount_ug	mass of Nitrogen in the sample	micrograms	N
d15N	the ratio of stable isotopes 15N:14N	unitless	d15N