Factors controlling spatial and seasonal distributions of precipitation δ 18O in China

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-152

  Zhao, Liangju ^a,b   Xiao, Honglang ^a,b   Zhou, Maoxian ^a,b   Cheng, Guodong ^a   Wang, Lixin ^c   Yin, Li ^a,b   Ren, Juan ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Heihe Ecohydrology and Basin Science of Gansu Province   (China)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Precipitation 18O; Precipitation effect on 18O; Seasonal and spatial distribution; Temperature effect on 18O

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA SETS; GLOBAL NETWORKS; HIGH ALTITUDE; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; ISOTOPIC STUDY; NCEP/NCAR; NEW MODEL; PRECIPITATION EFFECTS; QUANTITATIVE CORRELATION; REANALYSIS; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SEASONAL WIND; SECOND-ORDER EQUATION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TEMPORAL PATTERN; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES; TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER;

ISOTOPES;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA SET; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WIND FIELD;

CHINA;

EID: 84855192674     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8118     Document Type: Article

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