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Some Classical Concepts Of Isotope Hydrology

“Rayleigh fractionation, Meteoric Water Lines, the Dansgaard effects (altitude, latitude, distance from coast and amount effects) and the dexcess parameter” Their inception, the role they played in the evolution of the discipline and how they have stood the test of time

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  1. Department of Environmental Science and Energy Research, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    J.R. Gat

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  1. International Atomic Energy Agency / IAEA, Vienna, Austria

    Pradeep K. Aggarwal

  2. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Joel R. Gat

  3. IAEA, Vienna, Austria

    Klaus F.O. Froehlich

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Gat, J. (2005). Some Classical Concepts Of Isotope Hydrology. In: Aggarwal, P.K., Gat, J.R., Froehlich, K.F. (eds) Isotopes in the Water Cycle. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3023-1_10

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