Isoscape

An isoscape is a geologic map of isotope distribution. It is a spatially explicit prediction of elemental isotope ratios (δ) that is produced by executing process-level models of elemental isotope fractionation or distribution in a geographic information system (GIS).

The word isoscape is derived from isotope landscape and was first coined by Jason B. West.[1][2][3]

Isoscapes of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, strontium and sulfur[4] have been used to answer scientific or forensic questions regarding the sources, partitioning, or provenance of natural and synthetic materials or organisms via their isotopic signatures. These include questions about migration, Earth's element cycles, human water use, climate, archaeological reconstructions, forensic science, and pollution.

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  1. "First appearance of "isoscapes" at a scientific meeting".
  2. "Peer-reviewed article that discusses isoscapes".
  3. "Isoscapes to Address Large-Scale Earth Science Challenges (Eos, transactions, American Geophysical Union)". doi:10.1029/2009EO130001. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Clément Bataille; Klervia Jaouen (2021). "Triple sulfur-oxygen-strontium isotopes probabilistic geographic assignment of archaeological remains using a novel sulfur isoscape of western Europe". PLOS One. 16 (5): e0250383. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0250383. PMC 8099095. PMID 33951062. Open access.


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