Ingeborg Levin (1953-2024): pioneer in radiocarbon and atmospheric research
Ingeborg Levin, groundbreaking physicist who helped quantify the carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions, died on 10 February. She was 70. Ingeborg established high-quality long-term measurements to identify the radiocarbon present in carbon dioxide and inform estimates of carbon fluxes. In the la...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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March 28, 2024
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Science
Year: 2024, Volume: 383, Issue: 6690, Pages: 1417 |
| ISSN: | 1095-9203 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.ado8559 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado8559
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| Author Notes: | by Felix Vogel and Samuel Hammer |
| Summary: | Ingeborg Levin, groundbreaking physicist who helped quantify the carbon cycle and greenhouse gas emissions, died on 10 February. She was 70. Ingeborg established high-quality long-term measurements to identify the radiocarbon present in carbon dioxide and inform estimates of carbon fluxes. In the late 1970s, climate change and greenhouse gases were far from a mainstream interest, but Ingeborg immediately recognized their importance and the crucial role science would play in informing policy. She also realized early on that the carbon-14 (14C) introduced into the atmosphere by nuclear weapons testing presented a singular opportunity to understand how carbon moves from the atmosphere into other carbon reservoirs, such as the biosphere, soils, and oceans. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 04.12.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1095-9203 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.ado8559 |