Stable isotopes in the source waters of the Yamuna and its tributaries: Seasonal and altitudinal variations and relation to major cations

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 3345-3364

  Dalai, Tarun K ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a   Krishnaswami, S ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Altitude effect; Deuterium excess; Himalaya; Stable isotopes; Weathering; Yamuna River

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; MOISTURE; POSITIVE IONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; RIVERS;

TRIBUTARIES;

ISOTOPES;

ALTITUDE; DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

INDIA;

EID: 0036933986     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1104     Document Type: Article

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