Sentences with phrase «different isotopes of hydrogen»

«We identified the different isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen in the water, which allowed us to work out where the water came from.

Not exact matches

The method takes advantage of varying levels of carbon and hydrogen isotopes in the soil, water, and vegetation at different latitudes.

The elements carbon and hydrogen both have different isotopes, or variants, present in all living things, and the exact mix of isotopes varies by region; for example, the mixture found in central Illinois is different from that found in Texas.

Different geographic areas have different proportions of hydrogen isotopes in their water, and by analyzing the isotopes in the eagles» feathers, the researchers were able to match them to the areas where they were eating and drinking when their feathers formed and thereby determine their summeDifferent geographic areas have different proportions of hydrogen isotopes in their water, and by analyzing the isotopes in the eagles» feathers, the researchers were able to match them to the areas where they were eating and drinking when their feathers formed and thereby determine their summedifferent proportions of hydrogen isotopes in their water, and by analyzing the isotopes in the eagles» feathers, the researchers were able to match them to the areas where they were eating and drinking when their feathers formed and thereby determine their summer ranges.

To understand how water affects subduction of the oceanic plate, in which layers of different rock types sink into the mantle, the UO team studied hydrogen isotopes in water contained in tiny blobs of glass trapped in olivine crystals in basalt.