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.
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Meteoric waterDeuteriumEvaporationRange (aeronautics)GeologyMineralogyEnvironmental scienceOceanographyPhysical geographyNuclear physicsPaleontologyGeographyMaterials scienceMeteorology
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- 133
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- 3465
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- 1702-1703
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Harmon Craig
(1961).
Isotopic Variations in Meteoric Waters.
Science
, 133
(3465)
, 1702-1703.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.133.3465.1702
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- DOI
- 10.1126/science.133.3465.1702