The word isoscape is derived from isotope land scape and was first coined by Jason B. West.
Isoscapes of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, strontium and sulfur Open access. 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 human migration, Earth's element cycles, water resources, climate, archaeology, forensic science, and pollution. Isoscapes of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes of precipitation, surface water, groundwater, and tap water have been developed to better understand the water cycle at regional to global scales.
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