Isotopic Variations in Meteoric Waters

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Authors

Harmon Craig · University of California, San Diego

Abstract

The relationship between deuterium and oxygen-18 concentrations in natural meteoric waters from many parts of the world has been determined with a mass spectrometer. The isotopic enrichments, relative to ocean water, display a linear correlation over the entire range for waters which have not undergone excessive evaporation.

Topics & Keywords

Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Isotope Analysis in Ecology Nuclear Physics and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 133, Issue 3465, pp. 1702-1703

DOI: 10.1126/science.133.3465.1702

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