A new spatial distribution map of δ18O in Antarctic surface snow

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Yetang ^a   Hou, Shugui ^a   Masson Delmotte, Valérie ^b,c   Jouzel, Jean ^b,c  

^a CAS ^*  (China)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE DEVIATIONS; ANTARCTIC SURFACE SNOW; CLIMATIC FEATURES; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GRID DATA; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC DATA; LOCAL DEVIATION; MODEL INPUTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION MAP; STANDARD DEVIATION; WILKINSON;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; SNOW;

ISOTOPES;

DATABASE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 66949165522     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036939     Document Type: Article

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