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©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.A CHN Elemental Analyzer is used for the determination of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen content in organic and other types of materials, including solids, liquids, volatile, and viscous samples.
| Dataset Name | PI-Supplied Description | PI-Supplied Name |
|---|---|---|
| Amino acid compound specific isotope analyses of abyssal deposit feeders, gut contents, and surrounding surface sediments collected on R/V Atlantis cruise AT42-10 and R/V Western Flyer Pulse 72 in the eastern North Pacific in 2019 | Bulk nitrogen and carbon isotopic composition were determined using an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (DeltaPlusXP or Delta-V-Advantage) coupled to an elemental analyzer (Costech Model 4010). | Costech Model 4010 |
| Macroalgal contribution to NH4+ removal in tidepools from Cape Flattery, WA from 2010-2011 (Regenerated Nitrogen project) | Samples were run using a Costech 4010 Elemental Analyzer combustion system coupled to a Thermo DeltaV Plus IRMS via a Thermo Conflo IV interface (University of Chicago), or using the same Elemental Analyzer coupled to a Thermo DeltaXP Advantage IRMS via a Thermo Conflo III interface (Yale University). Reproducibility was better than ± 0.1‰. These instruments were used to look at the mass composition and isotopic signatures of the algal and filter material. | CHN_EA |
| Elemental carbon and nitrogen data for Skeletonema species as analyzed in Anderson and Rynearson, 2020 | Used for elemental analyses. | Elemental analyzer (CE-440, Exeter Analytical, North Chelmsford, MA) |
| Results from experiments on Attheya sp. growth, productivity, and trace metal use under varying pCO2 and B12 levels (PhytoTM_in_HighCO2 project) | Particulate C and N were analyzed using a 4010 CHNS Elemental Combusion System. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Biogeochemical and biological data from Niskin bottle samples from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruises AE1102, AE1118, AE1206, AE1219 in the Sargasso Sea, Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Station from 2011-2012 (Trophic BATS project) | A CE440 CHN elemental analyzer was used to measure POC and PON. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| BIOS-SCOPE survey biogeochemical data as collected on Atlantic Explorer cruises (AE1614, AE1712, AE1819, AE1916) from 2016 through 2019 | CEC 440HA combustion analyzer was used to measure particulate organic carbon and particulate organic nitrogen | CEC 440HA combustion analyzer |
| C:N ratios of two heat‐tolerant populations of Chaetoceros simplex and control and ancestral populations, at different temperatures | CHN analyzer (Costech ECS 4010) | |
| Barataria Bay carbon mineralization and biogeochemical properties from nine soil cores | Total Carbon content was determined by use of a Vario Micro Cube CHNS Analyzer on dried, ground subsamples. Total Nitrogen content was determined by use of a Vario Micro Cube CHNS Analyzer on dried, ground subsamples. | Vario Micro Cube CHNS Analyzer |
| Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of marine inorganic and organic matter around O'ahu, Hawai'i, December 2017 | Used for Particulate Organic Matter (POM) analysis in zooplankton samples. | PDZ Europa ANCA-GSL elemental analyzer (Sercon Ltd., Cheshire, UK) |
| Coccolith dissolution experiment for the study: Gut dissolution of coccoliths by Acartia/effect on pellet sinking. | ECS 4010 CHNSO Analyzer (Costech Analytical Technologies, Valencia, CA, USA) by Bigelow Analytical Services, East Boothbay, ME, USA | |
| Biogeochemical properties of sediment cores from Barataria Basin, Louisiana, 2018 and 2019 | Total Carbon and Total nitrogen was determined on dried, ground subsamples using elemental combustion system (Costech Analytical Technologies, Valencia, CA) | Costech Elemental Combustion System (Costech Analytical Technologies, Valencia, CA) |
| 1A: Partitioning of carbon as a function of pCO2 and temperature during growth of Thalassiosira weissflogii from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Effects of High CO2 project) | For the determination of particulate organic carbon and nitrogen (POC and PON), samples were filtered onto precombusted (5 hours at 450 °C) glassfibre filters (Whatman, GF/F, 0.7 µm nominal poresize), dried at ~60 °C for 24 hours and analyzed on a CHN organic elemental analyzer (Control Equipment Corp., CEC 440HA) | Control Equipment Corp., CEC 440HA |
| 2A: Partitioning of carbon as a function of pCO2 and temperature during growth of Dactyliosolen fragilissimus from U.C. Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Effects of High CO2 project) | For the determination of particulate organic carbon and nitrogen (POC and PON), samples were filtered onto precombusted (5 hours at 450 °C) glassfibre filters (Whatman, GF/F, 0.7 µm nominal poresize), dried at ~60 °C for 24 hours and analyzed on a CHN organic elemental analyzer (Control Equipment Corp., CEC 440HA) | Control Equipment Corp., CEC 440HA |
| Experiment with the diatom Chaetoceros sp. on the impact of temperature, light climate, and carbonate chemistry on TEP production and aggregation processes from May 2015 (OA - Effects of High CO2 project) | POC samples were processed on a CHN organic elemental analyzer (CEC 440HA, Exeter Analytical). | CHN organic elemental analyzer (CEC 440HA, Exeter Analytical) |
| Particulate organic carbon and nitrogen measurements from CTD casts in the Monterey Bay area on RV/Point Sur cruise PS1312, June-July 2013 | CHN Elemental Analyzer, Na 1500 series 2, Carlo Erba Instruments | |
| Concentrations of C, N, P, and trace metals in zooplankton size fractions from R/V Melville cruise MV1008 in the Costa Rica Dome in 2010 (Fe limitation of copepods project) | Carbon and nitrogen per unit dry weight was with a CNH analyser. | CNH analyser |
| Experimental results: Chlorophyll-a, POC, and cell volume of E. huxleyi at 3 pCO2 levels, 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | CE Elantech Flash EA 1112 elemental analyzer | CHN_EA |
| Carbon and nitrogen content of E. huxleyi at 3 pCO2 levels, 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | CE Elantech Flash EA 1112 elemental analyzer | CHN_EA |
| Experimental results: Emiliania huxleyi growth rates under different pCO2 levels from Bellingham, WA from 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | CE Elantech Flash EA 1112 elemental analyzer | CHN_EA |
| Experimental results: cellular particulate DMSP from E. huxleyi at 3 pCO2 levels, 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | CE Elantech Flash EA 1112 elemental analyzer | CHN_EA |
| Experimental results: Emiliania huxleyi growth rates under different pCO2 levels, 2011-2012 (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | CE Elantech Flash EA 1112 elemental analyzer | CHN_EA |
| Content of nitrogen and carbon in tracer filters from Cape Flattery, WA from 2010-2011 (Regenerated Nitrogen project) | Samples were run using a Costech 4010 Elemental Analyzer combustion system coupled to a Thermo DeltaV Plus IRMS via a Thermo Conflo IV interface (University of Chicago), or using the same Elemental Analyzer coupled to a Thermo DeltaXP Advantage IRMS via a Thermo Conflo III interface (Yale University). Reproducibility was better than ± 0.1‰. These instruments were used to look at the mass composition and isotopic signatures of the algal and filter material. | CHN_EA |
| Global ocean Particulate Organic Matter (POM) ratios from 1971-2014 (Biological C:N:P ratios project, Global POM project) | Nearly all particulate carbon and nitrogen measurements were done using by collecting seawater particles onto glass-fibers filters (i.e., GF/F) and quantified using an elemental analyzer. Particulate phosphorus was quantified using the ash-hydrolysis method | CHN_EA |
| Carbon and Nitrogen values for low to high pCO2 acclimated Emiliania huxleyi (E Hux Response to pCO2 project) | CE Elantech Flash EA 1112 elemental analyzer | |
| Particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON) along US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect from the R/V Knorr KN199-04 cruise in the subtropical N. Atlantic from 2010 (U.S. GEOTRACES NAT project) | Perkin Elmer CHNS/O Analyzer 2400 Series II: The PE 2400 is a commercially available elemental analyzer that uses a combustion method to convert the sample elements to simple gases (CO2, H2O, and N2). The sample is first oxidized in a pure oxygen environment. Elements such as halogens and sulfur are removed by scrubbing reagents in the combustion zone. The resulting gases are homogenized and controlled to exact conditions of pressure, temperature, and volume. The homogenized gases are allowed to de-pressurize trough a column where they are separated in a stepwise, steady-state manner and measured as a function of their thermal conductivities. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Percent herbivory and gut fullness for Hemigrapsus sanguineus at different times of year in North Inlet Estuary, Georgetown, SC during 2012 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project) | EuroVector Elemental Analyzer | |
| Niskin bottle water samples and associated CTD measurements from the Hawaii Ocean Time-Series cruises from 1988-2023 | Samples for elemental analyses of Particulate Carbon (PC) and Nitrogen (PN) were analyzed using an Exeter Analytical CE-440 CHN Elemental Analyzer | Exeter Analytical CE-440 CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Mesozooplankton community biomass (wet and dry weight) for total and 5 size classes using samples collected by net tows during cruises at Station ALOHA from February 1994 (HOT-52) to September 2022 (HOT-339). | Carbon and nitrogen biomass are determined using a CHN Elemental Analyzer (Perkin Elmer Model 2400) | Perkin Elmer Model 2400 CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Hurricane Harvey impacts on biogeochemistry of sediments assessed using samples collected in Mission-Aransas Estuary in south Texas from June 2017 to March 2019 | The organic carbon and nitrogen content of the samples was measured using a Thermo FLASH 2000 CHN Elemental Analyzer. Precision for the C/N content is within 5%. | Thermo FLASH 2000 CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Hurricane Harvey impacts on biogeochemistry of water assessed using samples collected in Mission-Aransas Estuary in south Texas from June 2017 to March 2019 | The organic carbon and nitrogen content of the samples was measured using a Thermo FLASH 2000 CHN Elemental Analyzer. Precision for the C/N content is within 5%. | Thermo FLASH 2000 CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Isoelectric focussing electrophoresis of percent activity of radioisotopes and major constituents incubated in natural colloidal organic matter collected from stations E1, E3, C9, C11 | Elemental contents of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), were determined by a Perkin Elmer CHN 2400 analyzer, using cysteine (29.99% C, 11.67% N) as a standard. | Perkin Elmer CHN 2400 analyzer |
| Cellular carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) data of the Karlodinium veneficum growth experiment conducted in the Horn Point Laboratory between June 2021- January 2022. | CHN elemental analyzer- ECS 4010 Elemental combustion system; Costech Instruments, USA | |
| Mesozooplankton wet, dry, carbon and nitrogen biomass and isotope data collected in the oceanic Gulf of Mexico on R/V Nancy Foster cruises NF1704 and NF1802 in May 2017 and May 2018 | The continuous flow system consisted of a Perkin Elmer CHN analyzer coupled to a Thermo/Finnigan Delta Plus IRMS. | Perkin Elmer CHN analyzer |
| Biogeochemical and microbial field surveys from the BATS site, Bermuda from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruises from 2009-2013 (Ocean Microbial Observatory project) | CE440 Elemental Analyzer from Control Equipment Corp. (now Exeter Analytical) - for POC measurements | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| ASPIRE station data used to develop 1-D and 3-D numerical models from the Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Amundsen Sea from 2010-12-14 through 2011-01-05 | Samples were processed at Rutgers University and analyzed using a Carlo-Erba CHN analyzer (Hedges and Stern, 1984). | Carlo-Erba CHN analyzer |
| Natural abundance of nitrogen and carbon on filters from Cape Flattery, WA from 2010-2011 (Regenerated Nitrogen project) | Samples were run using a Costech 4010 Elemental Analyzer combustion system coupled to a Thermo DeltaV Plus IRMS via a Thermo Conflo IV interface (University of Chicago), or using the same Elemental Analyzer coupled to a Thermo DeltaXP Advantage IRMS via a Thermo Conflo III interface (Yale University). Reproducibility was better than ± 0.1‰. These instruments were used to look at the mass composition and isotopic signatures of the algal and filter material. | CHN_EA |
| Biological, chemical, and physical water quality indicators of the Neuse River, North Carolina from 2008 through 2013 | After drying at 60 0C, the filters were rolled in tin disks and injected into a PE 2400 Series II CHNS/O Analyzer calibrated with acetanilide ending in June 2014. Starting on the Neuse River sample date of June 2, 2014, a Costech Analytical Technologies, Inc. Elemental Combustion System CHNS-O ECS 4010 was used for elemental analysis by "flash combustion/chromatographic separation and multi-detector techniques". The Costech Instrument utilizes EAS Clarity Software. Atropine standards are used to develop a calibration curve (C 70.56%, N 4.84%, and carbon response ratio of 0.025 +/-0.003). NIST Buffalo River Sediment Reference Material 8704 (C 3.351% +/-0.017, N 0.20% +/-0.04) and/or Acetanilide Bypass (C 71.09%, N 10.36%, carbon response ratio of 0.055 +/- 0.003) may used for calibration or a check standard. | PE 2400 Series II CHNS/O Analyzer |
| Depth profile data from R/V New Horizons NH1418 in the tropical Pacific from Sept-Oct. 2014 | Used for carbon and nitrogen measurements | FlashEA 112 |
| Cellular carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) measurements of marine nitrifiers | CHN elemental analyzer (Exeter Analytical, CEC 440HA) | |
| Particulate nutrients from phyto and microzooplankton experiments from the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP0601 cruise in the Ross Sea, Southern Ocean from 2005-2006 (CORSACS project, Antarctic microzooplankton project) | A Carlo Erba NA1500 elemental analyzer/Conflo II was used for analysis. | CHN_EA |
| Phosphorus and biogenic silica from phytoplankton and microzooplankton experiments on the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP0608 cruise in the Ross Sea, Southern Ocean during 2006(CORSACS project, Antarctic microzooplankton project) | A Carlo Erba NA1500 elemental analyzer/Conflo II was used for analysis. | CHN_EA |
| Primary particle flux data (500, 1500, and 3200m depths) of the OFP sediment trap time-series in the northern Sargasso Sea from 1978-2020 | Between 1992 and 1995, total carbon and nitrogen were determined on a Perkin Elmer 240 CHN instrument; organic carbon was calculated as the difference between total and carbonate carbon. Between 1995-2004, organic carbon and nitrogen were determined directly on pre-acidified samples using either a Carlo Erba or Perkin Elmer 240 CHN instrument. | Perkin Elmer 240 CHN instrument |
| Particulate and dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen data from multiple cruises on R/V Wecoma, R/V Atlantis, and R/V New Horizon in the Northeast Pacific from 1997-2004 (GLOBEC NEP) | A Carlo Erba CNS analyzer and Control Equipment Corp. 440HA CHN elemental analyzer were used for analyses of POC and PON. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Other solutes from vertical profiles from multi- and gravity cores from two cruises, R/V Robert Gordon Sproul SP1215 and R/V New Horizon NH1319, in the Santa Barbara and Santa Monica Basins in 2012 and 2013 | ||
| Results from experiment examining 15N-labeled contaminants in commercial 15N2 gas: Particulate Nitrogen - The delta 15N of Dunaliella tertiolecta organic matter after growth in media equilibrated with 15N2 gas | The delta 15N of particulate nitrogen (PN) was analyzed using a Costech Instruments elemental combustion system (model 4010) coupled to a Thermo Scientific Delta V Advantage IRMS. | Costech Instruments 4010 |
| Partition coefficients of the radionuclide into colloidal organic matter from seawater of the west Pacific Ocean and the northern Gulf of Mexico | Elemental contents of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), were determined by a Perkin Elmer CHN 2400 analyzer, using cysteine (29.99% C, 11.67% N) as a standard. | Perkin Elmer CHN 2400 analyzer |
| Percent activity of organic fractions from diatoms that bind with radionuclide | Elemental contents of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), were determined by a Perkin Elmer CHN 2400 analyzer, using cysteine (29.99% C, 11.67% N) as a standard. | Perkin Elmer CHN 2400 analyzer |
| Percent amount of organic fractions from diatoms that bind with radionuclides | Elemental contents of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), were determined by a Perkin Elmer CHN 2400 analyzer, using cysteine (29.99% C, 11.67% N) as a standard. | Perkin Elmer CHN 2400 analyzer |
| Pigments and Nutrients from ARSV Laurence M. Gould, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer LMG0402, NBP0606 in the Southern Drake Passage and Scotia Sea from 2004-2006 (BWZ project) | CHN Elemental Analyzer | |
| Concentrations and stable isotope abundances of particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate organic nitrogen (PON) from Niskin bottle samples taken on R/V Melville cruise MV1008 in the Costa Rica Dome in 2010 (CRD FLUZiE project) | Analyses were conducted at the Analytical Facility, Marine Science Institute, UCSB on a Finnigan Delta Plus Advantage continuous flow system with Costech ECS 4010 elemental combustion. The ECS 4010 Nitrogen / Protein Analyzer is an analytical platform for CHNSO elemental analysis and Nitrogen / Protein determination. | Costech ECS 4010 |
| Particulate Organic Carbon and Nitrogen (POC/N) from R/V New Horizon cruise NH1008 in Monterey Bay, near MBARI buoy M1 (36.747?N, 122.022?W); 2010 (GATEKEEPERS project) | ECS 4010 CHNSO Analyzer | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Results from experiments on Pseudo-nitzschia fraudulenta growth and domic acid productionunder varying CO2 and silicate levels (PhytoTM_in_HighCO2 project) | Molar POC and PON were analyzed using a 4010 Costech elemental analyzer (combustion system). | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Experimental results from a study of pPeudo-nitzschia multiseries domoic acid production, C-fixation, mean growth, and element composition under varying pCO2 and phosphate levels (PhytoTM_in_HighCO2 project) | A Costech Instruments model 4010 elemental analyzer was used in measuring POC and PON. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Carbon and nitrogen content of Rhodomonas cells grown with varying CO2 levels for copepod experiments, 2015 (OA-Copepod_PreyQual project) | Micro Cube elemental analyzer | |
| Measurements of above and below ground seagrass biomass around an artificial reef (Fish and biogeochem hot spots project) | CHN Carlo-Erba elemental analyzer (Fison NA1500) | |
| Above and below ground carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus content by weight of seagrass near an artificial reef in the Bahamas (Fish and biogeochem hot spots project) | CHN Carlo-Erba elemental analyzer (Fison NA1500) | |
| Isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen from harbor seals and prey species analyzed at the Stable Isotope Core Laboratory in Pullman, WA in 2009 (Seal_response_to_prey project) | Samples were converted to N2 and CO2 with a Costech Analytical ECS 4010 elemental analyzer. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Bulk nitrogen and organic carbon isotopes and sinking flux from a Santa Barbara Basin sediment trap time-series (1994-2017) | Perkin Elmer 2400 CHNS/O Elemental Analyzer | |
| Series 1B-4: Multiple stressor experiments on T. pseudonana (CCMP1335) – Chlorophyll, particulate organic carbon and particulate organic nitrogen | Used for analysis of total organic carbon and nitrogen content. | Elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA; Control Equipment) |
| Aggregate Sinking Velocity from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The filters for POC and PON were fumed to remove inorganic carbon and analyzed at the Analytical Laboratory of the Marine Science Institute at UCSB using an elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp). | CHN Elemental Analyzer - CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp |
| Aggregate Size from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The filters for POC and PON were fumed to remove inorganic carbon and analyzed at the Analytical Laboratory of the Marine Science Institute at UCSB using an elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp). | CHN Elemental Analyzer - CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp |
| BioChemical results from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The filters for POC and PON were fumed to remove inorganic carbon and analyzed at the Analytical Laboratory of the Marine Science Institute at UCSB using an elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp). | CHN Elemental Analyzer - CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp |
| Carbonate System results from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The filters for POC and PON were fumed to remove inorganic carbon and analyzed at the Analytical Laboratory of the Marine Science Institute at UCSB using an elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp). | CHN Elemental Analyzer - CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp |
| General Information about the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The filters for POC and PON were fumed to remove inorganic carbon and analyzed at the Analytical Laboratory of the Marine Science Institute at UCSB using an elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp). | CHN Elemental Analyzer - CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp |
| pH data from the CO2 Aggregation Experiment from UCSB Marine Science Institute Passow Lab from 2009 to 2010 (OA - Ocean Acidification and Aggregation project) | The filters for POC and PON were fumed to remove inorganic carbon and analyzed at the Analytical Laboratory of the Marine Science Institute at UCSB using an elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp). | CHN Elemental Analyzer - CEC 44OHA by Control Equipment Corp |
| Series 2A-3: Multiple stressor experiments on T. pseudonana (CCMP1014) – Chlorophyll, particulate organic carbon and particulate organic nitrogen | Used for analysis of total organic carbon and nitrogen content. | Elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA; Control Equipment) |
| Series 3A: Multiple stressor experiments on T. pseudonana (CCMP1014) - Chlorophyll, particulate organic carbon and particulate organic nitrogen. | Used for analysis of total organic carbon content. | Elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA; Control Equipment) |
| Series 4A: Multiple stressor experiments on the cyanobacteria Synechococcus elongatus CCMP1629 - Chlorophyll, particulate organic carbon and particulate organic nitrogen. | Used for analysis of total organic carbon content. | Elemental analyzer (CEC 44OHA; Control Equipment) |
| Sinking particle from R/V Kilo Moana cruise KM1910 in June 2019 | POC was acid fumed with concentrated HCl and then POC was measured by combustion via a Flash AE1112 Carbon/Nitrogen Analyzer using a Dynamic Flash Combustion technique. | Flash AE1112 Carbon/Nitrogen Analyzer |
| Direct measure of phytoplankton cell quotas from field populations sampled from multiple cruises cruises between 2010 and 2016 | Costech 4010 elemental analyzer or a Control Equipment 440 elemental analyzer depending on the sample | Costech 4010 elemental analyzer, Control Equipment 440 elemental analyzer |
| Time series observations: hydrography, nutrients, and microbial, phytoplankton and zooplankton communities from the Skidaway River Estuary on the southeastern Atlantic coast of Georgia from 1986-2011 (SRiMP project) | Thermo Scientific FLASH 2000 series CHNS/O elemental analyzer Presently, POC and PON amounts and delta 13/12 C and 15/14 N isotope ratios are measured in house using a FLASH 2000 series CHNS/O elemental analyzer (Thermo Scientific) purchased in 2009 | Thermo Scientific FLASH 2000 series CHNS/O elemental analyzer |
| Radiocarbon data from R/V Blue Heron cruise BH09-12 on Lake Superior in August 2009 (Lake Superior Radiocarbon project) | Costech ECS 4010 elemental analyzer (EA) Finnigan Delta Plus XP isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) Particulate organic samples (on GF/F filters) were fumigated with HCl, dried, then loaded into tin capsules and analyzed for particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate organic nitrogen (PON) concentrations using a Costech ECS 4010 elemental analyzer (EA) coupled to Finnigan Delta Plus XP isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS). The EA was calibrated with acetanilide (Costech Analytical Technologies Inc., Valencia, CA, USA) and caffeine (SigmalUltra; Wheaton Science Products, NJ, USA) reference standard materials; C and N were quantified using the IRMS. Typical instrumental precisions for POC and PON measurements were respectively, 0.2% and 0.4% of the measured concentrations. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Radiocarbon data from R/V Blue Heron cruise BH10-14 on Lake Superior in August 2010 (Lake Superior Radiocarbon project) | Costech ECS 4010 elemental analyzer (EA) Finnigan Delta Plus XP isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) Particulate organic samples (on GF/F filters) were fumigated with HCl, dried, then loaded into tin capsules and analyzed for particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate organic nitrogen (PON) concentrations using a Costech ECS 4010 elemental analyzer (EA) coupled to Finnigan Delta Plus XP isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS). The EA was calibrated with acetanilide (Costech Analytical Technologies Inc., Valencia, CA, USA) and caffeine (SigmalUltra; Wheaton Science Products, NJ, USA) reference standard materials; C and N were quantified using the IRMS. Typical instrumental precisions for POC and PON measurements were respectively, 0.2% and 0.4% of the measured concentrations. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Radiocarbon data from R/V Blue Heron cruise BH09-05 on Lake Superior, June 2009 (Lake Superior Radiocarbon project) | Costech ECS 4010 elemental analyzer (EA) Finnigan Delta Plus XP isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) Particulate organic samples (on GF/F filters) were fumigated with HCl, dried, then loaded into tin capsules and analyzed for particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate organic nitrogen (PON) concentrations using a Costech ECS 4010 elemental analyzer (EA) coupled to Finnigan Delta Plus XP isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS). The EA was calibrated with acetanilide (Costech Analytical Technologies Inc., Valencia, CA, USA) and caffeine (SigmalUltra; Wheaton Science Products, NJ, USA) reference standard materials; C and N were quantified using the IRMS. Typical instrumental precisions for POC and PON measurements were respectively, 0.2% and 0.4% of the measured concentrations. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Radiocarbon data from R/V Blue Heron cruise BH10-03 on Lake Superior in May 2010 (Lake Superior Radiocarbon project) | Costech ECS 4010 elemental analyzer (EA) Finnigan Delta Plus XP isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) Particulate organic samples (on GF/F filters) were fumigated with HCl, dried, then loaded into tin capsules and analyzed for particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate organic nitrogen (PON) concentrations using a Costech ECS 4010 elemental analyzer (EA) coupled to Finnigan Delta Plus XP isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS). The EA was calibrated with acetanilide (Costech Analytical Technologies Inc., Valencia, CA, USA) and caffeine (SigmalUltra; Wheaton Science Products, NJ, USA) reference standard materials; C and N were quantified using the IRMS. Typical instrumental precisions for POC and PON measurements were respectively, 0.2% and 0.4% of the measured concentrations. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Suspended particles from in situ pumps on R/V Kilo Moana cruise KM1910 in June 2019 | POC and PON were acid fumed with concentrated HCl and then POC and PON were measured by combustion via a Flash AE1112 Carbon/Nitrogen Analyzer using a Dynamic Flash Combustion technique. Certified reference material Acetanilide (Certificate#293514) is combusted with every run and an average recovery is provided with the sample results. | CHN flash analyzer at the WHOI Nutrient Facility |
| Continuous culture studies of Synechococcus elongatus CCMP1629 in nitrate-limited and nutrient-replete cultures plus DNA results | Used to measure concentrations of particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate nitrogen (PN) | an Exeter Analytical model CE-440 elemental analyzer |
| Continuous culture studies of possible climate change effects: Thalassiosira pseudonana CCMP1335 growth in nitrate-limited and nutrient-replete cultures | Used to measure concentrations of particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate nitrogen (PN) | an Exeter Analytical model CE-440 elemental analyzer |
| Experimental results of nitrate-limited or nitrate-replete continuous culture studies of Thalassiosira pseudonana at 5 temperatures with either high or low pCO2 and irradiance | Used to measure concentrations of particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate nitrogen (PN) | an Exeter Analytical model CE-440 elemental analyzer |
| Ammonium in tidepools with and without mussels from Cape Flattery, WA from 2010-2011 (Regenerated Nitrogen project) | Samples were run using a Costech 4010 Elemental Analyzer combustion system coupled to a Thermo DeltaV Plus IRMS via a Thermo Conflo IV interface (University of Chicago), or using the same Elemental Analyzer coupled to a Thermo DeltaXP Advantage IRMS via a Thermo Conflo III interface (Yale University). Reproducibility was better than ± 0.1‰. These instruments were used to look at the mass composition and isotopic signatures of the algal and filter material. | CHN_EA |
| Ammonium levels in incubated bottles in tidepools from Cape Flattery, WA from 2010-2011 (Regenerated Nitrogen project) | Samples were run using a Costech 4010 Elemental Analyzer combustion system coupled to a Thermo DeltaV Plus IRMS via a Thermo Conflo IV interface (University of Chicago), or using the same Elemental Analyzer coupled to a Thermo DeltaXP Advantage IRMS via a Thermo Conflo III interface (Yale University). Reproducibility was better than ± 0.1‰. These instruments were used to look at the mass composition and isotopic signatures of the algal and filter material. | CHN_EA |
| Trichodesmium thermal curve from October to November 2018 | Costech Elemental Analyzer | ECS4010 CHNSO ANALYZER |
| Experimental results from a study of cellular quotas of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in Trichodesmium erythraeum strain IMS101 under varying pCO2 and light conditions (PhytoTM_in_HighCO2 project) | Amounts of C and N were determined using a Costech Model 4010 elemental analyzer manufactured by Costech Analytical Technologies Inc., Valencia, CA, USA. | CHN Elemental Analyzer |
| Organic carbon and nitrogen in near-vent sediment samples in Paleochori Bay, Milos Island, Greece during 2012 (Hydrothermal Autotrophic Carbon Fixation project) | Fisons 1108 Elemental Analyzer equipped with a Costech "Zero Blank" sample carousel | Elemental Analyzer |
| Abiotic and biotic data from Zostera Experimental Network (ZEN) 2014 surveys (ZEN 2 project) | ||
| Biomass and diversity measurements in eelgrass (Zostera marina) habitat from 16 sites across the Northern Hemisphere, 2011 (ZEN project) | ||
| [Deprecated] Laboratory growth, photosynthetic, and respiration rates of Thalassiosira pseudonana clone 3H in nitrate limited culture (Stressors on Marine Phytoplankton project) | Used to measure concentrations of particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate nitrogen (PN) | an Exeter Analytical model CE-440 elemental analyzer |
| [Deprecated] Laboratory growth, photosynthetic, and growth rates of Thalassiosira pseudonana clone 3H in nitrate replete culture (Stressors on Marine Phytoplankton project) | Used to measure concentrations of particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate nitrogen (PN) | an Exeter Analytical model CE-440 elemental analyzer |