Uncertainty in source partitioning using stable isotopes

Oecologia

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 171-179

  Phillips, Donald L ^a   Gregg, Julian W ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Error propagation; Mixing model; Sensitivity analysis; Stable isotopes; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PARTITIONING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 0035037092     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000578     Document Type: Article

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