Articles | Volume 14, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-5447-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-5447-2021
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09 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 09 Aug 2021

Characterisation of gas reference materials for underpinning atmospheric measurements of stable isotopes of nitrous oxide

Ruth E. Hill-Pearce, Aimee Hillier, Eric Mussell Webber, Kanokrat Charoenpornpukdee, Simon O'Doherty, Joachim Mohn, Christoph Zellweger, David R. Worton, and Paul J. Brewer

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There is currently a need for gas reference materials with well-characterised delta values for monitoring N2O amount fractions. We present work towards the preparation of gas reference materials for calibration of in-field monitoring equipment, which target the WMO-GAW data quality objectives for comparability of amount fraction and demonstrate the stability of δ15Nα, δ15Nβ and δ18O values with pressure and effects of cylinder passivation.
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