Characterizing organic matter lability in Alaskan tundra soils using mid-infrared spectroscopy

Zhaosheng Fan1, Roser Matamala2, Julie D Jastrow3, Chao Liang1, Francisco Calderon4, Gary J Michaelson5, Chien-Lu Ping6, Umakant Mishra7 and Scott M Hofmann1, (1)Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, United States, (3)Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division, Argonne, IL, United States, (4)United States Department of Agriculture, USDA-ARS Central Great Plains Research Station, Akron, CO, United States, (5)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Palmer, AK, United States, (6)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (7)Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division, Argonne, United States