Tibetan Plateau summer monsoon northward extent revealed by measurements of water stable isotopes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D22, 2001, Pages 28081-28088

  Tian, L ^a   Masson Delmotte, V ^b   Stievenard, M ^b   Yao, T ^a   Jouzel, J ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONSOON; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUMMER;

CHINA; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0035688065     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900186     Document Type: Article

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