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The oxygen isotope composition of landsnail shells as a climatic indicator: Applications to hydrogeology and paleoclimatology
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In this article, a map of the 18O equal-contents contours contours of meteoric precipitation in France and on some other areas of western Europe and northern Africa is presented.Abstract:
The oxygen isotopic compositions of the carbonate shells of landsnails either Prosobranchia or Putmonata are directly related to the annual mean oxygen isotopic composition of meteoric precipitation by the following relation: δOp(SMOW) = 117δ18OSaragonite(PDB) −591
Moreover, the present study leads for the first time to the establishment of a map of the 18O equal-contents contours of meteoric precipitation in France and on some other areas of western Europe and northern Africa The calculated values are compared with the local isotopic data of precipitation
In addition, this study provides a tool for hydrogeology to make quick determinations of the annual isotopic mean composition of meteoric precipitation within a given area This method also allows the quantification of continental paleoclimatic parameters, eg temperature and δ 18O of precipitationsread more
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Isotope paleontology: growth and composition of extant calcareous species
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TL;DR: Isotope paleontology uses the isotopic composition of fossil remains of organisms to make inferences about the physical surroundings of growth of the organisms (especially temperature), and to obtain clues about life history and modes of growth.
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Strontium and stable isotope evidence for diet and mobility in Roman Gloucester, UK
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Bronze age childhood migration of individuals near stonehenge, revealed by strontium and oxygen isotope tooth enamel analysis*
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A strontium and oxygen isotope assessment of a possible fourth century immigrant population in a Hampshire cemetery, southern England
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Hydrological factors in the interpretation of stable isotopic proxy data present and past: a European perspective
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Stable isotopes in precipitation
TL;DR: In this paper, the isotopic fractionation of water in simple condensation-evaporation processes is considered quantitatively on the basis of the fractionation factors given in section 1.2.
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Isotopic standards for carbon and oxygen and correction factors for mass-spectrometric analysis of carbon dioxide
TL;DR: In this paper, Niee's and Solenhofen standards were compared to the Chicago PDB standard for carbon and oxygen isotope ratios, and the correction factors for instrumental effects and for the nature of the mass spectra were derived.
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On the Isotopic Chemistry of Carbonates and a Paleotemperature Scale
TL;DR: In this paper, the temperature variation of the fractionation of oxygen in exchange reactions between dissolved carbonate and water and between calcite and water was calculated on theoretical grounds, and checked experimentally.
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Standard for Reporting Concentrations of Deuterium and Oxygen-18 in Natural Waters.
TL;DR: 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 watersrelative to the same water.
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Oxygen isotopes in mammal bone phosphate: A new tool for paleohydrological and paleoclimatological research?
TL;DR: Oxygen isotope analyses of water in blood of humans and domestic pigs indicate that the oxygen isotope fractionation effects between ingested water and body water are the same in all specimens of the same species as mentioned in this paper.