Stable isotope deltaUnits Type ⤴
For stable isotopes, isotope ratios are typically reported using the delta (?) notation where ? represents the ratio of heavy isotope to light isotope in the sample over the same ratio of a standard reference material, reported using units of in "per mil" (‰, parts per thousand) and reported relative to the specific standard reference material.
Term
stableIsotopeDelta
Category
Chemistry
Provenance
Wikipedia
Provenance Uri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotope_geochemistry#Stable_isotope_geochemistry
Note
-
Default Unit
Per Mille (‰; per mil) relative to a standard reference material
Dimension Symbol
U1
Dimension Length
1
Dimension Mass
0
Dimension Time
0
Dimension Current
0
Dimension Temperature
0
Dimension Amount
0
Dimension Light
0