The Carbon Isotopic Composition of Marine DOC

Steven R. Beaupré

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-405940-5.00006-6

The Carbon Isotopic Composition of Marine DOC

Steven R. Beaupré

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This chapter introduces readers to the underlying concepts, achievements, and background literature of the nearly 50-year-long study of the carbon isotopic composition of marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The general systematics of stable carbon (δ¹³C) and radiocarbon (δ¹⁴C) analyses are presented first, followed by a discussion of the methods and associated challenges in measuring the δ¹³C values, δ¹⁴C values, and radiocarbon ages of marine DOC. The resulting discoveries, interpretations, and associated impacts on our understanding of DOC biogeochemistry are then discussed in detail, beginning with Peter Williams' 1964 insights and culminating in a suite of compound-specific radiocarbon analyses.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	335-368
Number of pages	34
ISBN (Print)	9780124059405
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-405940-5.00006-6
State	Published - 2015

Keywords

-Stable carbon isotope ratios
C
C
Compound specific
Dissolved organic carbon
Dissolved organic matter
DOC
DOM
Keeling plots
Mass balance mixing
Radiocarbon

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