Isotope techniques in the study of past and current environmental changes in the hydrosphere and the atmosphere. Proceedings of an international symposium on applications of isotope techniques in studying past and current environmental changes in the hydrosphere and the atmosphere, held in Vienna, 19 - 23 April 1993.

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ISBN 10: 9201032935 / ISBN 13: 9789201032935

Published by Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency, 1993

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• Title: Isotope techniques in the study of past and current environmental changes in the hydrosphere and the atmosphere. Proceedings of an international symposium on applications of isotope techniques in studying past and current environmental changes in the hydrosphere and the atmosphere, held in Vienna, 19 - 23 April 1993.
• Publisher: Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9201032935
• ISBN 13: 9789201032935
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 1150 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Proceedings of a symposium, Vienna, 1923 April 1993. Natural isotopes are among the most powerful tools for investigating past and current environmental changes. In particular, stable isotopes have proved to be very useful proxy indicators of climate related parameters such as surface air temperature, relative humidity of the atmosphere and amount of precipitation, whereas radioactive isotopes are widely used as a dating tool. The release of radionuclides during nuclear bomb tests permitted studies of the dynamics of transport and mixing processes in the atmosphere. It also allowed a global tracer experiment on the hydrological and carbon cycles, which substantially contributed to better understanding of these two vital compartments of the global ecosystem. A wide spectrum of themes was discussed at the symposium, covering both the present' and the past' of the global atmosphere/hydrosphere system. Case studies as well as methodological aspects of various isotope techniques applied in both areas of research were presented.