Orographic precipitation isotopic ratios in stratified atmospheric flows: Implications for paleoelevation studies

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 791-794

  Galewsky, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC STRATIFICATION; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; FLOW PARAMETERS; HORIZONTAL WINDS; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONS; MOUNTAIN RANGES; NON-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION; PALEOALTIMETRY; PALEOELEVATION; PROXY RECORDS; RAYLEIGH; RAYLEIGH MODELS; SURFACE ELEVATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONDENSATION; ISOTOPES; PRESSURE DROP;

ASPECT RATIO;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OROGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; STRATIFICATION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 70349100421     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G30008A.1     Document Type: Article

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