Mathematical modeling of variations on stable isotopic ratios in falling raindrops

Acta Meteorologica Sinica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Zhang, Xinping ^a   Xie, Zichu ^a   Yao, Tandong ^b  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Fractionation; Model; Raindrop; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RAINDROP; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 11544265674     PISSN: 08940525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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