Indian monsoon influences altitude effect of δ18O in precipitation/river water on the Tibetan Plateau

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2724-2731

  Yao, Tan Dong ^a,b   Zhou, Hang ^a,c   Yang, Xiao Xin ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

18O; Altitude effect; Indian monsoon; Precipitation and river water; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952820073     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0497-4     Document Type: Article

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