Oxygen isotopes can be used to understand past climate change and environmental conditions. The ratio of oxygen-18 to oxygen-16 in ice cores, sediment layers, and fossils, can provide information about temperature, precipitation, and ocean currents.
Oxygen isotopes can be used to understand past climate change and environmental conditions. The ratio of oxygen-18 to oxygen-16 in ice cores, sediment layers, and fossils, can provide information about temperature, precipitation, and ocean currents.