Isoscapes

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Isoscapes are spatially explicit predictions of elemental isotope ratios (δ) that are 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 Dr Jason B. West.[1][2] Isoscapes of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and strontium have been used to answer scientific or forensic questions regarding the sources, partitioning, or provenance of natural and manmade materials or organisms.

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  1. ^ First appearance of "isoscapes" at a scientific meeting.
  2. ^ Peer-reviewed article that discusses isoscapes (vol. 21, iss. 7, pg. 408).

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