Isotopic time series partitioning of streamflow components under regional climate change in the Urumqi River, northwest China

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1443-1459

  Congjian, Sun ^a,b   Yaning, Chen ^a   Weihong, Li ^a   Xingong, Li ^a,c   Yuhui, Yang ^a,d  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d XINJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deuterium and oxygen isotopes; Hydrology separation; Urumqi River; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPES; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

GLACIAL MELTWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC SIGNALS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

RIVERS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEUTERIUM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PARTITIONING; STREAMFLOW; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CHINA; URUMQI RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84961391863     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2015.1031757     Document Type: Article

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