Capabilities (current and near future)

• High-precision analyses and microanalyses of C- and O-isotopes in carbonates
• O and H isotopic analyses of water
• Carbon isotopes in dissolved inorganic carbon
• O isotopic analyses of phosphates and sulfates
• C and N isotopic anlyses of bulk organic matter and oils
• C isotopic analyses of specific organic compounds (e.g. gaseous hydrocarbons, lipids, lignitic compounds, etc.)

Applications

• Anthropology, ecology, paleoecology
• Climate change and paleoceanography
• Ocean circulation and biogeochemistry
• Water resources
• Structural geology, earthquake research
• Petroleum geochemistry, natural gas, organic geochemistry