Spatial and temporal variation in precipitation isotopes in the Sydney Basin, Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 489, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-55

  Hughes, Catherine E ^a   Crawford, Jagoda ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deuterium excess; Meteoric water line; Oxygen 18; Precipitation; Stable water isotopes; Sydney, Australia

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM EXCESS; METEORIC WATER LINES; OXYGEN-18; STABLE WATER ISOTOPES; SYDNEY , AUSTRALIA;

ISOTOPES; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

LASERS;

BASIN ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; HUMIDITY; ISOTOPE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UPLAND REGION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY BASIN;

EID: 84876731170     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.02.036     Document Type: Article

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