Abstract
A standard, based on the set of ocean water samples used by Epstein and Mayeda to obtain a reference standard for oxygen-18 data, but defined relative to the National Bureau of Standards isotopic reference water sample, is proposed for reporting both deuterium and oxygen-18 variations in natural waters relative to the same water. The range of absolute concentrations of both isotopes in meteoric-waters is discussed.
Keywords
DeuteriumIsotopeEnvironmental scienceOxygenOxygen-18Environmental chemistryIsotopes of oxygenChemistryRadiochemistryNuclear chemistryNuclear physicsPhysics
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- 1961
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- Volume
- 133
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- 3467
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- 1833-1834
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- 2007
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Harmon Craig
(1961).
Standard for Reporting Concentrations of Deuterium and Oxygen-18 in Natural Waters.
Science
, 133
(3467)
, 1833-1834.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.133.3467.1833
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- DOI
- 10.1126/science.133.3467.1833