Spatio-temporal variation of stable isotopes in precipitation in the Heihe River Basin, Northwestern China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1123-1134

  Wu, Jinkui ^a,b   Ding, Y ^a   Ye, B ^a   Yang, Q ^c   Zhang, X ^d   Wang, J ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Lanzhou Commercial College   (China)

Author keywords

Heihe River Basin; Precipitation; Spatio temporal variation; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; COLD SEASON; HEIHE RIVER BASIN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATERS; NORTHERN CHINA; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION SAMPLES; RAIN EVENTS; SAMPLING SITE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINE-WAVE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPES; WARM SEASONS; WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CONDENSATION; MOISTURE; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

ISOTOPES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CONDENSATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHINA; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN;

EID: 77956461583     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0432-7     Document Type: Article

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