International Conference
on the Study of Environmental Change Using Isotope Techniques
Vienna, Austria
23 - 27 April 2001
PRIVISIONAL PROGRAMME
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(As per 18 March 2001)
| MONDAY, 23 APRIL 2001 |
| 08.00 - 09.30 |
REGISTRATION |
| 09.30 - 09.50 |
OPENING |
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W. Burkart, IAEA |
| 09.50 - 11.00 |
SESSION 1: ISOTOPIC TRACERS OF HYDROSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE
INTERACTIONS
(Chairpersons: D.D. Sood, H. Livingstone, IAEA) |
No. of Paper:
IAEA-CN-80 |
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1
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"Isotopes as validation tools for predictions of the impact of Amazonian
deforestation on climate and regional hydrology"
(A. Henderson-Sellers, K. McGuffie, S. Chambers, Australia) |
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25
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"Mass independent isotope effects and their observations in nature"
(M.H. Thiemens, USA) |
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----- Coffee Break -----
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| 11.20 - 12.30 |
SESSION 1: ISOTOPIC TRACERS OF HYDROSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE
INTERACTIONS (Continued) |
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71
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"Climate variability from isotope records"
(H. Grassl, M. Latif, U. Schotterer, Germany; L. Gourcy,
IAEA) |
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99
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"Isotopic evidence for climatic conditions in South-East Asia since the
last glacial maximum"
(P. Aggarwal, J.J. Gibson , IAEA; K. Fröhlich, Germany;
K.L.M Kulkarni, India) |
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55
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"Inter- and intra-storm variability of the isotope composition of precipitation
in southern Israel - are local or large-scale factors responsible?"
(J.R. Gat, E. Adar, P. Alpert, Israel) |
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----- Lunch Break -----
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| 14.00 - 15.00 |
SESSION 1: ISOTOPIC TRACERS OF HYDROSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE
INTERACTIONS (Continued) |
No. of Paper:
IAEA-CN-80 |
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102
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"Long-term monthly averages of oxygen-18 and deuterium excess in precipitation"
(K. Fröhlich, Germany; P. Aggarwal, J.J. Gibson, IAEA) |
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63
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"Links between meteorological conditions and spatial/temporal variations
in long-term isotope records from the Austrian precipitation network"
(A. Kaiser, H. Scheifinger, M. Kralik, W. Papesch, D. Rank,
Austria; W. Stichler, Germany) |
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87
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"Research on climate change and variability at the Abdus Salam International
Centre for Theoretical Physics"
(F. Giorgi, F. Molteni, Italy) |
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----- Coffee Break -----
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| 15.30 - 17.20 |
SESSION 2: PALAEOCLIMATE ARCHIVES I –
GROUNDWATER
(Chairpersons: R. Gonfiantini, Italy; W.M. Edmunds, UK) |
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103
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"The palaeohydrology of coastal aquifers of North-West Europe"
(W.M. Edmunds, UK) |
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24
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"Palaeogroundwaters of the Valréas Miocene aquifer (south-eastern
France) as archives of the LGM/Holocene climatic transition in the
western Mediterranean region"
(F. Huneau, B. Blavoux, France; W. Aeschbach-Hertig, R.
Kipfer, Switzerland) |
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5
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"Oxygen isotope composition as late glacial palaeoclimate indicators
of groundwater recharge in the Baltic Basin"
(R. Mokrik, J. Mazeika, Lithuania) |
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28
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"Palaeoclimatic variations in Maknassy Basin (central Tunisia) during
the Holocene period using multi-disciplinary approaches"
(K. Zouari, N. Chkir, B. Ouda, Tunisia) |
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60
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"Groundwater dating in the Po Valley aquifers (northern Italy): accounting
for the role of deep organic carbon in evaluating palaeorecharge"
(E. Allais, A. Conti, E. Costa, E. Sacchi, G.M. Zuppi, Italy) |
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----- Reception -----
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| TUESDAY, 24 APRIL 2001 |
| 08.30 - 10.30 |
SESSION 3: ISOTOPE TRACERS FOR OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE
INTERACTIONS
(Chairpersons: K. Fröhlich, Germany; B.L.K. Somayajulu,
India)
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No. of Paper:
IAEA-CN-80 |
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98
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"Isotopes as tracers of the Oceanic circulation: Results from the World
Ocean Circulation"
(P. Schlosser, W.J. Jenkins, R. Key, J. Lupton, USA) |
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81
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"Biogeochemical proxies in scleractinian corals used to reconstruct ocean
circulation"
(T.P. Guilderson, M. Kashgarian, D.P. Schrag, USA) |
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102
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"Variations in atmospheric CO2 during glacial cycles from
an inverse modelling perspective"
(K. Alverson, PAGES; P. LeGrand, France) |
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----- Coffee Break -----
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| 11.00 - 12.40 |
SESSION 3: ISOTOPE TRACERS FOR OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE
INTERACTIONS (Continued)
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No. of Paper:
IAEA-CN-80 |
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92
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"Marine environmental change studies"
(P. Povinec, IAEA) |
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6
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"The Kara Bogaz Gol Bay and Lake Issyk Kul sediments as archive of climate
change in the Caspian and Aral Sea catchment basin"
(V.I. Ferronsky, V.S. Brezgunov, L.S. Vlasova, Russian Federation;
Yu.A. Karpychev, V.A. Polyakov, A.F. Bobkov, V.V. Romanovsky, T. Johnson,
D. Ricketts, K. Rasmussen, USA) |
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9
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"14CO2 measurements in maritime air over the Northern
Indian Ocean"
(K. Dutta, R. Bhushan, B.L.K. Somayajulu, India) |
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11
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"An unexplored sedimentary record for the study of environmental change
in Mediterranean coastal environments: Posidonia Oceanica (L.) delile
peats"
(M.A. Mateo, P. Renom, R. Julia, J. Romero, R. Michener,
Spain) |
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29
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"Excess air in groundwater as a potential indicator of past environmental
changes"
(W. Aeschbach-Hertig, U. Beyerle, J. Holocher, F. Peeters,
R. Kipfer, Switzerland) |
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----- Lunch Break -----
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| 14.00 - 15.25 |
SESSION 4: PALAEOCLIMATE ARCHIVES II - LAKES
AND LAKE SEDIMENTS
(Chairpersons: T.W.D. Edwards, Canada; L.C.R. Pessenda, Brazil) |
No. of Paper:
IAEA-CN-80 |
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66
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"Isotope tracers in global water and climate studies of the past and
present"
(T.W.D. Edwards, S.J. Birks, Canada; J.J. Gibson, IAEA) |
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12
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"Palaeovegetation dynamics of an ecotone forest-savannah in the southern
Brazilian Amazon during the late Pleistocene and Holocene based on
carbon isotopes of soil organic matter"
(L.C.R. Pessenda, S.E.M. Gouveia, H.A. de Freitas, B.M.
Gomes, A.S. Ribeiro, Brazil; R. Aravena, Canada; R. Boulet, France) |
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34
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"Temporal variation in organic carbon stable isotope compositions of
lacustrine sediments from sub-arid northern Tanzania"
(A. Muzuka, N.Nyandwi, Tanzania) |
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----- Coffee Break -----
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| 15.55 - 17.55 |
SESSION 4: PALAEOCLIMATE ARCHIVES II - LAKES
AND LAKE SEDIMENTS (Continued) |
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79
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"Stable isotope composition of modern and fossil lacustrine organic matter
(Lake Abiyata, Ethiopia): Analytical discrepancies and implications
for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction"
(E. Gibert, Y. Travi, M. Massault, T. Chernet, France) |
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47
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" 15N,
13C
and radiocarbon in dissolved organic carbon as indicators of environmental
change"
(S. Geyer, K. Kalbitz, Germany) |
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13
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"New estimates of oxygen isotope fractionation by plants and soils
- implications for the isotopic composition of the atmosphere"
(A. Angert, B.Luz, Israel) |
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38
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"Isotope and hydrochemical study of Lake Titicaca"
(R. Gonfiantini, R. Cioni, Italy; M. Paredes, R. Rojas, Peru; J. Campos,
A. Gaita,
M. Collas, J. Quintanilla ,Bolivia; L. Gourcy, M. Gröning, L.F. Han, IAEA;
K. Rozanski, Poland; R. Kipfer, Switzerland) |
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86
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"Climatic response of stable isotope variations in wood cellulose of
pine (PINUS SYLVESTRIS L) and their tree-ring width on the Kola Peninsula,
north-western Russia"
(T. Böttger, M. Friedrich, A. Hiller, M. Gehre, Germany;
C. Kremenetski, Russian Federation) |
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69
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"Palaeoclimatic reconstruction in the Bolivian Andes from oxygen isotope
analysis of lake sediment cellulose"
(B.B. Wolfe, R. Aravena, Canada; M.B. Abbott, G.O. Seltzer,
USA; J.J. Gibson, IAEA) |
| WEDNESDAY, 25 APRIL 2001 |
| 09.00 - 10.30 |
SESSION 5: PALAEOCLIMATE ARCHIVES III- ICE
CORES AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTS
(Chairpersons: A. Henderson-Sellers, Australia; L.G. Thompson,
USA) |
No. of Paper:
IAEA-CN-80 |
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85
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"Past climate changes derived from isotope measurements in polar ice
cores"
(J. Beer, Switzerland) |
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97
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"Climate studies using isotopes in continental ice cores"
(L.G. Thompson, USA) |
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----- Coffee Break -----
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| 11.00 - 12.40 |
SESSION 5: PALAEOCLIMATE ARCHIVES III- ICE
CORES AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTS (Continued) |
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31
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"Stable isotopes in speleothems as proxies of past environmental changes
in the Alps"
(C. Spötl, Austria; S.J. Burns, Switzerland; A. Mangini,
N. Frank, Germany) |
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83
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"Stable isotopes in Alpine ice cores: Do they observe climate variability?"
(U. Schotterer, T. Huber, Switzerland; W. Stichler, Germany) |
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80
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"Climate history of the Tibetan plateau for the last 1500 years as inferred
from stable isotopes in tree-rings"
(G. Helle, G.H. Schleser, A. Bräuning, Germany) |
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44
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"Study of recent changes in marine environment using 210Pb and 137Cs.
A case study, Cienfuegos Bay"
(C. Alonso Hernandez, M. Díaz Asencio, Cuba; C. Papucci,
R. Delfanti, Italy) |
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51
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"New insights in post-glacial palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental
changes in Central Europe derived from isotope analyses of laminated
lake sediments and peat deposits"
(B. Mayer, W.M. Buhay, Canada; L. Schwark, K.G. Zink, Germany |
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----- Lunch Break -----
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| 14.00 - 17.30 |
POSTER SESSION AND ROUND TABLE |
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14.00 - 15.30
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Posters |
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----- Coffee Break -----
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16.00 - 17.30
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Round
Table |
| THURSDAY, 26 APRIL 2001 |
| 09.00 - 10.30 |
SESSION 6: ADVANCES IN ISOTOPE AND ANALYTICAL
TECHNIQUES I
(Chairpersons: C. Tuniz, Australia; W. Kutschera, Austria) |
No. of Paper:
IAEA-CN-80 |
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73
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"Accelerator mass spectrometry: An important tool for the geochronology
of past climatic events"
(A.J.T. Jull, G.S. Burr, J.W. Beck, D.J. Donahue, USA) |
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101
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"Climatic changes at high altitudes from C-14 dating at the discovery
site of the Iceman Oetzi"
(W. Kutschera, B. Jettmar, R. Golser, A. Priller, S. Puchegger,
P. Steier,
E.M. Wild, S. Bortenschlager, K. Oeggl, Austria; W. Rom, Denmark) |
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----- Coffee Break -----
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| 11.00 - 12.35 |
SESSION 6: ADVANCES IN ISOTOPE AND ANALYTICAL
TECHNIQUES I (Continued) |
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70
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"Clocks for Quaternary Environments in Australia"
(C. Tuniz, Australia) |
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48
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"14C evidence of environmental changes at the Seboruco cliffs,
the oldest archaeological site of Cuba"
(L.F. Molerio León, J. Guarch Rodriguez, M.G. Guerra
Oliva,
J.C. Torres Rodriguez, E. Rocamora Alvarea, Cuba) |
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100
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"Real time monitoring of isotopic CO2 in the atmosphere"
(J. Okil, T.J. McCarthy, D.E. Murnick, USA) |
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27
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"Iodine-129 as a long-lived tracer in the environment"
(R. Michel, Th. Ernst, Germany; S. Szidat, Ch. Schnabel,
H.-A. Synal, Switzerland) |
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90
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"Portfolio of recent climate change studies utilizing AMS at ANTARES,
ANSTO"
(D. Child, A. Smith, D. Fink, Q. Hua, G. Elliott, A. Williams,
G. Jacobsen, Australia) |
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----- Lunch Break -----
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14.00
- 17.00
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Poster Session |
| FRIDAY, 27 APRIL 2001 |
| 09.00 - 10.20 |
SESSION 7: ADVANCES IN ISOTOPE AND ANALYTICAL
TECHNIQUES II
(Chairpersons: M.H. Thiemens, USA; N. Yoshida, Japan |
No. of Paper:
IAEA-CN-80 |
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16
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"Toward the realization of environmentally benign social systems"
(Y. Kaya, Japan) |
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18
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"Isotopomer fractionation during photolysis of nitrous oxide by ultraviolet
of 206 to 210 nM"
(N. Yoshida, T. Suzuki, S. Toyoda, K. Tsuji, K. Shibuya,
Japan) |
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74
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"Determination of isotopomers in the pools of molecules containing more
than one polyisotopic element"
(A.M. Zyakun, Russian Federation; C.M. Brenninkmeijer, Germany) |
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77
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"Theory on the potential use of the non-random distribution of N2 and
N2O mole masses in the atmosphere as a tool to determine the mixing
of sources with different isotopic signatures"
(R. Well, R. Langel, A. Reineking, Germany) |
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----- Coffee Break -----
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| 10.50 - 12.10 |
SESSION 7: ADVANCES IN ISOTOPE AND ANALYTICAL
TECHNIQUES II (Continued) |
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91
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"A high precision mass spectrometry method for measuring O2/N2
ratios and CO2 concentrations in air"
(A.D. Marca, P.F. Dennis, A. Etchells, UK) |
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8
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"Use of lead-210 as a tracer to compensate climatological effects of
airborne sulphate trends"
(J.P. Paatero, T. Ruoho-Airola, J. Hatakka, Y. Viisanen,
Finland) |
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33
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"Stable isotope analysis of pollen as a palaeoindicator - methodological
considerations and future challenges"
(N. J. Loader, D.L. Hemming, UK) |
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15
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"Can EC and UK national methane emission inventories be verified using
high precision stable isotope data?"
(D. Lowry, C.W. Holmes, E.G. Nisbet, N.D. Rata, UK) |
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12.10
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Closing |
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