Instrument: Elemental Analyzer

Instrument Short Name:
(http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB01/)
Instrument 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.

PI supplied instrument name: Carlo-Erba C/N Analyzer
Dataset-specific description

A Carlo-Erba C/N Analyzer was used to determine particulate C (PC) and N (PN) content.