Spatial distribution and controlling factors of stable isotopes in meteoric waters on the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for paleoelevation reconstruction

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 460, Issue , 2017, Pages 302-314

  Li, Lin ^a   Garzione, Carmala N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

back trajectory analysis; paleoaltimetry; river water; stable isotope; sub cloud evaporation; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISTILLATION; EVAPORATION; MIXING; MOISTURE; RIVERS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER RESOURCES;

BACK TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; PALEOALTIMETRY; RIVER WATER; STABLE ISOTOPES; SUB CLOUDS; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

ISOTOPES;

ALTIMETRY; ELEVATION; EVAPORATION; METEORIC WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RECONSTRUCTION; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 85008657227     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.11.046     Document Type: Article

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