Table of Contents

Part I Stable Isotopes.- Isotope geochemistry of natural waters.- Isotopic composition of ocean water.- Isotopic composition of atmospheric moisture.- Isotopic composition of surface continental water.- Isotopic composition of water of the unsaturated and saturated zones.- Isotopic composition of formation water.-  Hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition of sedimentary rocks and implications for palaeothermometry.- Hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition of groundwater in volcanic regions.- Hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition in minerals of magmatic and metamorphic rocks and fluid inclusions.- Other stable isotopes in the hydrosphere.- Part II Cosmogenic Isotopes.- Origin and production of cosmogenic isotopes.- The distribution of tritium.- The distribution of radiocarbon.- The other cosmogenic isotopes in natural waters.- Part III Radiogenic Isotopes .- Production and distribution of radiogenic isotopes.- Dating of groundwater and sediments.- Part IV Applications.- Applications to the problems of dynamics of natural waters.- Palaeohydrology of the Aral-Caspian basin.- The nature and mechanism of the Earth shell separation and origin of the hydrosphere.