Temporal and spatial variations of δ18O in precipitation of the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-326

  Liu, Zhongfang ^a   Tian, Lide ^a,b   Yao, Tandong ^a,b   Gong, Tongliang ^c   Yin, Changliang ^b   Yu, Wusheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c Institute of Tibetan Water Resource Reconnaissance and Designing   (China)

Author keywords

18O; Precipitation; Temporal and spatial variations; Yarlung Zangbo River Basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548539758     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-007-0317-1     Document Type: Article

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