Synoptic and mesoscale controls on the isotopic composition of precipitation in the western United States

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 433-454

  Berkelhammer, M ^a   Stott, L ^b   Yoshimura, K ^c,f   Johnson, K ^d   Sinha, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global hydrologic cycle; Isotope hydrology; Model validation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION QUALITY; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WATER VAPOR;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856327905     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1262-3     Document Type: Article

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