An analysis of precipitation isotope distributions across Namibia using historical data

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Kaseke, Kudzai Farai ^a   Wang, Lixin ^a   Wanke, Heike ^b   Turewicz, Veronika ^c   Koeniger, Paul ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; OXYGEN; RAIN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; HYDROLOGY; INDIAN OCEAN; NAMIBIA; THEORETICAL MODEL; WEATHER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLIMATE; DEUTERIUM; HYDROLOGY; INDIAN OCEAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NAMIBIA; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; RAIN; WEATHER;

EID: 85014472907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154598     Document Type: Article

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