Influence of regional precipitation patterns on stable isotopes in ice cores from the central Himalayas

Cryosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 289-301

  Pang, H ^a   Hou, S ^a   Kaspari, S ^b   Mayewski, P A ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CORE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHINA; DASUOPU GLACIER; HIMALAYAS; RONGBUK GLACIER; XIZANG;

EID: 84896881967     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-8-289-2014     Document Type: Article

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