Hydrogen Isotope Mass Spectrometer Facility for Global Change Research

Stable isotope techniques are proving to be a very powerful tool for studying biological, ecological and biogeochemical processes across wide-ranging physical and temporal scales. Hydrogen is the most abundant biological element in these processes, and studying its movement through the biosphere, from cells to landscapes, will lead to a much better understanding of the impact of global change on natural and agricultural systems. We seek to achieve this through establishment of the first hydrogen isotope continuous flow mass spectrometer facility in Australia and the first mutlidisciplinary use of stable isotope techniques to relevant Australian applications and to global change scenarios.