Stable isotopic variations in west China: A consideration of moisture sources

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Tian, Lide ^a,b,c   Yao, Tandong ^a   MacClune, K ^b   White, J W C ^b   Schilla, A ^b   Vaughn, B ^a   Vachon, R ^b   Ichiyanagi, K ^a  

^a Laboratory of Land Surface Processes Monitoring Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research ^*  (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPORATION; ISOTOPES; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALTAY; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 34547607021     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007718     Document Type: Article

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