Climate Biogeochemistry Lab
Introduction
Principal Investigator:
Professor Gavin McNicol
Lab Capabilities and Equipment:
Greenhouse Gas Analysis
- Shimadzu 2030 Gas Chromatograph with TCD, ECD, FID for CO2, CH4, N2O concentration measurements, with standard gases and xyzTek auto injection system
- Soil flux chambers (non-steady-state) for dark respiration and light-sensitive fluxes (transparent chambers) with Arduino based carbon dioxide concentration measurement
- LICOR 7700 for high frequency open-path methane concentration analysis with eddy covariance systems
- Campbell Scientific CR1000 data logger and solar panel system
Soil Biogeochemical Analysis
- Soil moisture and temperature probes
- Soil coring and general soil sampling tools
- Manual and mechanical soil grinding equipment
- METER PARIO Soil Particle Size Distribution Analyzer
- Fume hoods; sinks; fridge and freezer storage
- Fisher drying oven
- Two workstations
- Four student benches