The impact of topography on isotopes in precipitation across the central anatolian plateau (Turkey)

American Journal of Science

Volumn 313, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 61-80

  Schemmel, Fabian ^a,c   Mikes, Tamas ^a,b   Rojay, Bora ^d   Mulch, Andreas ^a,b,c  

^a BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE BIK F   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central Anatolian Plateau; Hydrogen isotopes; Meteoric water; Oxygen isotopes; Paleoaltimetry; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882963495     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/02.2013.01     Document Type: Article

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