Renewed interest in soil science has occurred with recognition that biogeochemical processes influence global climate change, land degradation and remediation, the fate and transport of nutrients and contaminants, food sufficiency and safety, and other issues related to the management of land resources. Soil respirometry (O2, CO2, CH4 measurement) is used to aid characterization of the soil condition.

Important System Considerations

  • Highest resolution, variable flow through or constant volume respirometry
  • Rugged and compact systems for field use
  • Benchtop systems offer automated acquisition with multiple chambers
  • Broad range, high stability CO2 measurement
  • Highest-resolution water vapor pressure/ RH / Dewpoint analyzer
  • Expandable to include Methane analysis

Sable Solutions

RH-300 Water Vapor Analyzer

The RH-300 is a flow-through water vapor analyzer that allows in-line measurement of %RH and is capable of H2O measurement in a range of applications from respirometry to industrial gas monitoring. Unlike ... (more)

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Relevant Publications

Fentabil, M. M., Fazackerley, S., & Nichol, C. F. (2011, December). Surface Measurements of Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor Fluxes Using AN Automated Chamber System. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 1517).

Evans, R. D., Rimer, R., Sperry, L., & Belnap, J. (2001). Exotic plant invasion alters nitrogen dynamics in an arid grassland. Ecological Applications, 11(5), 1301-1310.

Eilers, K. G., Debenport, S., Anderson, S., & Fierer, N. (2012). Digging deeper to find unique microbial communities: the strong effect of depth on the structure of bacterial and archaeal communities in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 50, 58-65.

Eilers, K. G., Lauber, C. L., Knight, R., & Fierer, N. (2010). Shifts in bacterial community structure associated with inputs of low molecular weight carbon compounds to soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 42(6), 896-903.

Leff, J. W., & Fierer, N. (2008). Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil and litter samples. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40(7), 1629-1636.

Ramirez, K. S., Lauber, C. L., & Fierer, N. (2010). Microbial consumption and production of volatile organic compounds at the soil-litter interface. Biogeochemistry, 99(1-3), 97-107.

Craft, J. A., Stanford, J. A., & Pusch, M. (2002). Microbial respiration within a floodplain aquifer of a large gravel‐bed river. Freshwater Biology, 47(2), 251-261.