On the isotopic composition of carbon in soil carbon dioxide

Thure E. Cerling; D. Kip Solomon; Jay Quade; John R. Bowman

doi:10.1016/0016-7037(91)90498-T

On the isotopic composition of carbon in soil carbon dioxide

Thure E. Cerling, D. Kip Solomon, Jay Quade, John R. Bowman

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In this study it is shown that the isotopic composition of carbon in soil CO₂ differs from the isotopic composition of carbon in soil-respired CO₂. Soil CO₂ collected from a montane soil has an endmember δ¹³C value of -23.3%. whereas soil-respired CO₂ in this system has a δ ¹³C value of -27.5%. This difference is very close to the theoretical difference of 4.4%. which is predicted by the difference in the diffusion coefficients for ¹²CO₂ and ¹³CO₂. Because of the measured and the theoretical difference between the isotopic composition of carbon in soil CO₂ and soil-respired CO₂ it is suggested that, in the future, a distinction should be made between them.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3403-3405
Number of pages	3
Journal	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Volume	55
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(91)90498-T
State	Published - Nov 1991
Externally published	Yes

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