Extreme changes in stable hydrogen isotopes and precipitation characteristics in a landfalling Pacific storm

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Coplen, Tyler B ^a   Neiman, Paul J ^b   White, Allen B ^b   Landwehr, Jurate M ^a   Ralph, F Martin ^b   Dettinger, Michael D ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; HYDROGEN;

%MOISTURE; CLOUD LAYERS; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; HYDROGRAPH; LANDFALLING; OCEAN SURFACES; PRECIPITATION CHARACTERISTICS; PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURES; RADAR DATUM; SURFACE OBSERVATIONS;

ISOTOPES;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; CONDENSATION; CYCLONE; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; HYDROGRAPH; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849137513     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035481     Document Type: Article

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