The Indian monsoonal influence on altitude effect of δ 18O in surface water on southeast Tibetan Plateau

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 438-445

  Yang, Xiao Xin ^a   Xu, Bai Qing ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Qu, Dong Mei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

18O; altitude effect; altitudinal lapse rate; Indian monsoon; southeast Tibetan Plateau and its nearby regions

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE EFFECT; INDIAN MONSOON; INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON; LAPSE RATE; LATITUDE EFFECTS; LOCAL SCALE; REGIONAL SCALE; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; MOISTURE; SEDIMENTATION;

SURFACE WATERS;

ALTITUDE; CONVECTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MONSOON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SUMMER; SURFACE WATER; WESTERLY;

CHINA; INDIA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; XIZANG; ZAYU;

EID: 84857799658     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-011-4342-7     Document Type: Article

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