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This chapter reviews recent experimental results from a variety of Australian programs, each having potential relevance to the direct or proxy measurement of atmospheric 13C/12C variation, in particular the global variation resulting from the combustion of isotopically light carbonaceous material in fossil fuel.
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Francey, R.J. (1986). Carbon Isotope Measurements in Baseline Air, Forest Canopy Air, and Plants. In: Trabalka, J.R., Reichle, D.E. (eds) The Changing Carbon Cycle. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1915-4_9
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