TY - BOOK AU - IHP. ED - UNESCO. TI - Environmental Isotopes in the Hydrological Cycle: Principles and Applications - Volume II - Atmospheric water / edited by W.G. Mook SN - 9839304062 PY - 2001/// CY - Paris: UNESCO KW - Hydrology KW - Hydrology & Water Resources N1 - 1 the Atmosphere. 1.1 Atmospheric constitution. 1.2 Atmosperic moisture. 2 Isotope Methodology. 2.1 Isotope abundance. 2.2 Isotope fractionation. 2.1.1 Equilibrium isotope fractionation. 2.2.2Kinetic isotope fractionation. 2.2.3 Transport isotope fractionation. 2.3 Isotope enrichment and depletion by the Reyleigh process. 3 Stable isotope progress in the water cycle. 3.1 Relation between 18O/16O and 2H/1H in natural waters. 3.2 Evaporation. 3.2.1 The case of complete mixing of the liquid reservoir. 3.2.2 The case of incomplete mixing of the liquid reservoir. 3.3 Clouds and precipitation ER -