Isotopic composition of the precipitations in the central mediterranean: Origin marks and orographic precipitation effects

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 19, 2006, Pages

  Liotta, Marcello ^a   Favara, Rocco ^a   Valenza, Mariano ^b  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATOLOGY; DEUTERIUM; GAGES; ISOTOPES; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLIMATE VARIATION; DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547966896     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006818     Document Type: Article

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