NEWS

2008

December

• Paper on mass spectrometric isotope ratio measurements published in Rapid Communications In Mass Spectrometry:
  J. Kaiser and T. Röckmann, Correction of mass spectrometric isotope ratio measurements for isobaric isotopologues of O2, CO, CO2, N2O and SO2, Rapid Commun. Mass Sp., 22, 3997-4008, 2008

November

• Paper on large tundra methane bursts is published in Nature:
  M. Mastepanov, C. Sigsgaard, A. J. Dlugokancky, S. Houweling, L. Ström, M. P. Tamstorf and T. R. Christensen, Large tundra methane burst during onset of freezing, Nature, 456, 628-630, doi:10.1038/nature07464, 2008
  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v456/n7222/full/nature07464.html
• Michel and Ivan left for the BARCA-LBA campaign in Brazil until the 4th of December

October

• Pim, Celia and Anneke gave an oral presentation at the BBOS-symposium.
• Celia was ranked third in the best presentation awards.
• Leonie presented a poster at the symposium and won the best poster award.

September

• Carina has returned safely to the Netherlands. Video footage is now added to her weblog
• Paper on 4D-var data assimilation for inverse modeling is published in J. Geophys. Res.:
  J. F. Meirink, P. Bergamaschi, C. Frankenberg, M. T. S. d'Amelio, E. J. Dlugokencky, L. V. Gatti, S. Houweling, J. B. Miller, T. Röckmann, M. G. Villani and M. C. Krol, Four-dimensional variational data assimilation for inverse modeling of atmospheric methane emissions: Analysis of SCIAMACHY observations, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D17301, doi:10.1029/2007JD009740, 2008.

July

• Carina van der Veen leaves for a 7-week trip to the Greenland ice sheet to participate in the NEEM ice coring project.
  She has started a weblog: Kern van Groenland
• paper on cloud processing and the Angström exponent published in APCD:
  G.-J. Roelofs and V. Kamphuis, Cloud processing, cloud evaporation and Angström exponent, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, 12737-12767, 2008

June

• Final peer-reviewed paper on CH4 production by organic matter is published in Biogeosciences:
  I. Vigano, H. van Weelden, R. Holzinger, F. Keppler, A. McLeod and T. Röckmann: Effect of UV radiation and temperature on the emission of methane from plant biomass and structural components, Biogeosciences, 5, 937-947, 2008
  http://www.biogeosciences.net/5/937/2008/bg-5-937-2008.html

May

• paper on origin of methane in pectin published: F. Keppler, J.T.G. Hamilton, W.C. McRoberts, I. Vigano, M. Braß and T. Röckmann, Methoxyl groups of plant pectin as a precursor of atmospheric methane: evidence from deuterium labelling studies, New Phytologist, 178, 808-814, doi: 10.111/j.1469-8373.2008.02411.x, 2008.

April

• Motoki Sasakawa left the group for a 4-year postdoc position in Japan at NIES.

March

• paper on isotope effects in the photolysis of HCHO published:
  T.S. Rhee, C.A.M. Brenninkmeijer, and T. Röckmann, Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation in the Photolysis of Formaldehyde, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 1353-1366, www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/1353/2008, 2008.

February

• paper on CH4 production by organic matter published in ACPD:
  I. Vigano, H. van Weelden, R. Holzinger, F. Keppler, and T. Röckmann, Effect of UV radiation and temperature on the emission of methane from plant biomass and structural components, Biogeosciences Discuss., 5, 1-28, 2008
• Part of the group went skiing/snowboarding in Bergamo (Italy)

January

• Jan Fokke left for permanent position at KNMI
• Anneke Batenburg started on ACTS project: " The impact of a future hydrogen economy on atmospheric composition and climate"

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