Controls on the spatial variability of modern meteoric δ 18O: Empirical constraints from the western U.S. and east Asia and implications for stable isotope studies

American Journal of Science

Volumn 311, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 664-700

  Lechler, Alex R ^a   Niemi, Nathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin and Range; Himalaya; Paleoaltimetry; Paleoclimate; Stable isotopes; Tibet

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA SET; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; UNITED STATES; XIZANG;

EID: 84856480649     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/08.2011.02     Document Type: Article

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