Seasonality of isotopes in precipitation: A global perspective

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Feng, Xiahong ^a   Faiia, Anthony M ^a   Posmentier, Eric S ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; MOISTURE; TROPICS; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; GLOBAL NETWORKS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HIGHER LATITUDES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LATITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; METEORIC WATERS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SOURCE REGION; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

ISOTOPES;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CIRCULATION MODELING; DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 66949155005     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011279     Document Type: Article

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