Stable isotope composition of precipitation across the southern Patagonian Andes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 23, 2002, Pages

  Stern, Libby A ^a   Blisniuk, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

1040 Geochemistry: Isotopic composition chemistry; 1045 Geochemistry: Low temperature geochemistry; 1655 Global Change: Water cycles (1836); 1854 Hydrology: Precipitation (3354); 9360 Information Related to Geographic Region: South America; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448956823     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002509     Document Type: Article

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