Welcome Welcome to the Hydrology and Noble
Gas Research Group at the University of Michigan. We study noble gases in a
diversity of hydrological systems to derive information on past climate, the functioning
of freshwater, brines and hydrothermal systems, and to identify sources of methane
in groundwaters. To
achieve these goals, the Noble Gas Laboratory has been developing new
methodologies to obtain high precision noble gas isotopic measurements in most fluids,
including rainwater, groundwater, river water, snow, ice, fog, brines and shale
gas. We have projects throughout the world, spanning from glacial (e.g., Antarctica,
Greenland), to equatorial (Galapagos) to mid-latitude regions in the USA (Texas,
Hawaii) and elsewhere. M. Clara Castro Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Michigan C.C. Little Building 1100 N. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005 USA Phone: 734 - 6153812 Fax: 734 - 7634690 mccastro@umich.edu  |  Sampling groundwater in Isabela Island, Galapagos Archipelago, June 2009 |
