A flexible device to produce a gas stream with a precisely controlled water vapour mixing ratio and isotope composition based on microdrop dispensing technology

Sodemann, Harald; Dekhtyareva, Alena; Fernandez, Alvaro; Seidl, Andrew; Maccali, Jenny

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-5181-2023

Articles | Volume 16, issue 21

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-5181-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-5181-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 21

Research article

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07 Nov 2023

Research article |

| 07 Nov 2023

A flexible device to produce a gas stream with a precisely controlled water vapour mixing ratio and isotope composition based on microdrop dispensing technology

Harald Sodemann, Alena Dekhtyareva, Alvaro Fernandez, Andrew Seidl, and Jenny Maccali

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Final revised paper (published on 07 Nov 2023)
Preprint (discussion started on 17 Apr 2023)

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

RC1:
'Comment on amt-2023-55', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 May 2023

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://amt.copernicus.org/preprints/amt-2023-55/amt-2023-55-RC1-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2023-55-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Harald Sodemann, 24 Jul 2023
  
  The final response to the comments of Reviewer 1 are provided in the attachment.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2023-55-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on amt-2023-55', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Jun 2023

Please find my review attached.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2023-55-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Harald Sodemann, 24 Jul 2023
  
  The final responses to the comments from Reviewer 2 are provided in the attachment.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2023-55-AC2

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload

AR by Harald Sodemann on behalf of the Authors (06 Sep 2023) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (08 Sep 2023) by Thomas Röckmann

AR by Harald Sodemann on behalf of the Authors (14 Sep 2023)

Short summary

We describe a device that allows one to produce a continuous stream of water vapour with a specified level of humidity. As a main innovation, we can mix waters with different water isotope composition. Through a series of tests we show that the performance characteristics of the device are in line with specifications. We present two laboratory applications where the device proves useful, first in characterizing instruments, and second for the analysis of water contained in stalagmites.