Using stable isotopes to understand Earth systems

• We study the carbon cycle by measuring stable isotopes of greenhouse gases from a global air sampling network.

• We study climates of the past by measuring stable isotopes of water in ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica.

• We measure methane on a local scale to study the sustainability of oil and gas extraction in the Rocky Mountain West.

• We continually improve our methods with new, automated techniques for measuring environmental stable isotopes.

• We provide analytical services to scientists and institutions around the world.

We excel at measurements of

• δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O in ambient or pure carbon dioxide

• δ¹³C of atmospheric methane and local sources of elevated methane

• water from ice cores as well as environmental waters

Our instrumentation includes dual-inlet and continuous-flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometers, as well as multiple laser-based cavity ring-down spectrometers.

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You can reach us atthe lab at (303) 492-5495

Or just come visit! We are in the southeast corner of SEEC (Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Complex) at 4001 Discovery Dr.