{"id":2903,"date":"2026-01-30T09:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nosams\/?p=2903"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:17:56","slug":"january-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nosams\/january-2026-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2026 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t

Ever wonder what happens to samples before they’re analyzed?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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At NOSAMS, organic carbon samples are carefully pre-treated using either acid-base-acid (ABA) methods or acid leaching to ensure accurate results. For select samples, we use our automated OCtoPuS – the Organic Carbon Pretreatment System<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

Curious to see how it works? Watch OCtoPuS in action in this short video<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Highlights from the Recent Literature<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Keigwin, L.D., Petrie, B., Boyle, E.A. (2025) Slope water intrusions onto Canadian Atlantic continental shelf during the past 1800 Years.<\/strong>Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 40, e2025PA005183. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2025PA005183<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Ryu, Y., Han, H., Na, T., Kim, G., and Hwang, J. (2025) Marginal seas as potential sinks for refractory carbon.<\/strong> Limnol. Oceanogr. 71(1): e70297. \u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/lno.70297<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Xia, P., Luo, X., Liu, B., Zhang, Y., Meng, X., and Du, J. (2026) The sources and export mechanisms of dissolved organic carbon in pore water of a mangrove swamp revealed by dual carbon isotopes.<\/strong> Catena 263: 109691. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.catena.2025.109691<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Pasqualini, A., Smethie, W.M., Newton, R., Schlosser, P. (2026) Deep water renewal in the Amerasian Basin derived from natural and anthropogenic tracer datasets.<\/strong> JGR Oceans 131(1): e2025JC023245. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2025JC023245<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Tsalickis, A., Waters, M.N., Campbell, J., Vachula, R.S. (2026) Heavy metal-based bat guano chronologies: A cautionary tale.<\/strong> 36(1): 107-111. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/09596836251378031<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Hall, B.L., Putnam, A.E., Lowell, T.V., Denton, G.H., Russell, J.L., Soteres, R.L., Spoth-Ascencao, M.M., Miles, M.L., Thomas, S.G., Moreno, P.I., Schwartz, R., and Schaefer, J.M. (2026) Rapid thinning of the Cordillera Darwin Icefield at the onset of Termination I.<\/strong> Quaternary Science Reviews. 373: 109754. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.quascirev.2025.109754<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Boxleitner, K., Spengler, R.N., Alekseitseva, V., Chargynov, T., Abdykanova, A., Sayfuloev, N., Shnaider, S. (2026) Archaeobotanical investigations at high-elevation sites of the Pamier Mountains and Fergana foothills<\/strong>. iScience 29(1): 114349. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.isci.2025.114349<\/a><\/p>\r\n

A full bibliography of publications utilizing NOSAMS analyses can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Did we miss your recent NOSAMS publication? Email us here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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