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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > ISOTOPES

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ISOTOPES  

Definition

  • Pertaining to the measurement of isotopic (excluding oxygen) signatures in ocean/lake sediments to determine past climatic conditions, and apply those findings to the Earth's climate at the time period in question. Carbon isotope analysis is very important in extracting paleoclimatic signatures from corals and from benthic forams. (en)

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  • 2012-06-26 15:09:10.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (ISOTOPES [dc02e5fb-9ff3-483d-8c33-18db25a07eea,40043] - OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS [5237fae3-c98e-4d4a-9013-d7c824b3862b,40027]);
  • 2012-07-24 15:51:42.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: Pertaining to the measurement of isotopic (excluding oxygen) signatures in ocean/lake sediments to determine past climatic conditions, and apply those findings to the Earth's climate at the time period in question. Carbon isotope analysis is very important in extracting paleoclimatic signatures from corals and from benthic forams. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/dc02e5fb-9ff3-483d-8c33-18db25a07eea

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