Cooperative Research (Taiwan) on Isotopic Compositions of Various Nitrogenous Species in the Marine Environment.

该奖项支持Lamont-Doherty地质观测站的科学家与台湾地球科学研究所的刘国强博士在海洋氮循环三个方面的合作研究。环境中氮的生物地球化学循环是地球科学中最重要但了解最少的主题之一。海洋氮循环可能比其他生物基本元素更复杂。重点研究溶态氮和颗粒态氮同位素组成的控制因素；固氮剂的同位素印记；以及沉积柱中的同位素记录。这项研究将涉及一位同位素地球化学家、一位地球化学家和一位生物海洋学家的贡献。​

This award supports cooperative research on three aspects of the marine nitrogen cycle between scientists at Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and Dr. K.K. Liu from the Institute of Earth Sciences, Taiwan. The biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen in the environment is one of the most important but least understood topics in the earth sciences. The marine nitrogen cycle is probably more complex than other biologically essential elements. This study will focus on the controlling factors of nitrogen isotopic composition of dissolved and pareticulate nitrogen species; the isotopic imprint of nitrogen fixers; and isotopic records in the sedimentary column. This research will involve contributions by an isotopic geochemist, a geochemist, and a biological oceanographer. The project is jointly sponsored by NSF and the National Science Council of Taiwan.