Atmospheric circulation is reflected in precipitation isotope gradients over the conterminous United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 22, 2010, Pages

  Liu, Zhongfang ^a   Bowen, Gabriel J ^a,b   Welker, Jeffrey M ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; MOISTURE; WATER VAPOR;

AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GULF OF MEXICO; HIGH PRECIPITATIONS; ISOTOPE DATA; ISOTOPIC DATA; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; OROGRAPHIC BARRIERS; PALEOCLIMATES; RAIN-OUT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SLOPE ZONE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER SEASON; SURFACE RECYCLING; TIME-AVERAGED; WATER CYCLE; WATER FLUX; WATER ISOTOPE; WEATHER PATTERNS;

ISOTOPES;

AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAND SURFACE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER FLOW;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649746699     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014175     Document Type: Article

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