supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB951702);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41025002);the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-YW-Q09-03 and KZCX2-YW-GJ05)
The lapse rate of water isotopes is used in the study of the hydrologic cycle as well as in the estimation of uplift of the Tibetan Plateau.The greater elevation contrast in the Southern Himalayas allows for a detaile...