Dataset: trial_a
Data Citation:
Granger, J., Bourbonnais, A., Wilson, S. (2019) Trial A test of the dissolution method for estimates of the 15N2 atom% of incubations. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2019-10-02 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.778126.1 [access date]
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DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.778126.1
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Principal Investigator:
Julie Granger (University of Connecticut, UConn)
Co-Principal Investigator:
Annie Bourbonnais (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth)
Samuel Wilson (University of Hawai'i, UH)
BCO-DMO Data Manager:
Mathew Biddle (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Version:
1
Version Date:
2019-10-02
Restricted:
No
Validated:
Yes
Current State:
Final no updates expected
Trial A test of the dissolution method for estimates of the 15N2 atom% of incubations
Abstract:
The “dissolution” method to measure N2 fixation rates with 15N2 gas tracer involves the preparation of 15N2-enriched water that is then added to each incubation bottle. Investigators typically measure the 15N2 atom% of the 15N2-enriched inoculum by MIMS, and extrapolate the 15N2 atom% in the incubations based on the inoculum value. Here, we demonstrate that such extrapolation yields inaccurate estimates of the 15N2 atom% of incubations. The latter should be measured directly.