Stable water isotopes and the physical environment

This paper presents the characteristics of the fractionation of water isotopes which occurs during evaporation and freezing of water. It shows how these characteristics can be used for studying some aspects of the physical environment, namely hydrological and glaciological issues. On the one hand, c...

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Main Authors: Roland Souchez, Réginald Lorrain, Jean-Louis Tison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography 2002-06-01
Series:Belgeo
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/16199