Quantifying the isotopic 'continental effect'

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 406, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-133

  Winnick, Matthew J ^a   Chamberlain, C Page ^a   Caves, Jeremy K ^a   Welker, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude effect; Continental effect; Evapotranspiration; Paleoclimate; Water stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE EFFECT; CONTINENTAL EFFECT; PALEOCLIMATES; WATER STABLE ISOTOPES;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 84907705022     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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