[U. S. Geological Survey]

Chapter 3

Isotopic Variations in Precipitation

Neil L. Ingraham



Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology (1998), C. Kendall and J.J. McDonnell (Eds.).
Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. pp. 87-118.
 

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