Annular variations in moisture transport mechanisms and the abundance of δ18O in Antarctic snow

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages ACL-3-1-ACL-3-11

  Noone, David ^a,b   Simmonds, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

1040 Geochemistry: Isotopic composition chemistry; 1655 Global Change: Water cycles (1836); 3344 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Paleoclimatology; 3349 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Polar meteorology; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448997777     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002262     Document Type: Article

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