Monthly precipitation isoscapes (δ18O) of the United States: Connections with surface temperatures, moisture source conditions, and air mass trajectories

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 21, 2010, Pages

  Vachon, R W ^a   Welker, J M ^b   White, J W C ^a   Vaughn, B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DISTILLATION; LAKES; LANDFORMS; MOISTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AIR MASS TRAJECTORIES; DATA SETS; DISTRIBUTION OF TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GREAT LAKES; GULF OF MEXICO; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; ISOTOPE VALUES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALEOCLIMATES; PRECIPITATION SAMPLES; RAYLEIGH DISTILLATION; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SOURCE CONDITIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT;

ISOTOPES;

AIR MASS; DATA SET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MOISTURE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONALITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; GULF OF MEXICO; MISSISSIPPI VALLEY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649348281     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014105     Document Type: Article

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