A comparative study on stable isotopic composition in waters of the glacial and nonglacial rivers in Mount Gongga, China

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 212-221

  Meng, Yuchuan ^a   Liu, Guodong ^a   Zhang, Lantian ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine rivers; Glacier; Ice snow meltwater; Isotope hydrology

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; GROUNDWATER; ICE; ISOTOPES; SNOW; STREAM FLOW;

ALPINE REGIONS; ALPINE RIVERS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; HYDROLOGIC REGIME; ICE-SNOW MELTWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; STABLE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

RIVERS;

GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN 18;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MELTWATER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAMFLOW;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; FLOW; GLACIER; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SAMPLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; GONGGA MOUNTAIN; SICHUAN;

EID: 84899628497     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wej.12027     Document Type: Article

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