Journal
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 519, Issue -, Pages 25-31Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2019.01.027
Keywords
Precipitation; Secondary evaporation; Dilution effect; Deuterium-excess; Temperature effect; Amount effect; Hong Kong
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [41402202]
- Comprehensive Geological Survey of Economic Zones along Huang River in Ningxia Province [121201011000150017]
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precipitation and evaporation are two vital components of water cycle, and Hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes are important tracers in water, which are very sensitive to changes in the climate and the water cycle. Rayleigh Fractionation equation is usually applied to calculate isotope distributions in order to quantify the precipitation and evaporation processes. It is reasonable to explain the evaporation process using the Rayleigh fractionation equation. However, the composition of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes in the precipitation will change due to the effects of dynamic fractionation and dilution during raindrop fall. In this case, it is not feasible to rely entirely on the Rayleigh fractionation equation. In this paper, atmospheric precipitation isotopes data recorded during 1996-2016 in Hong Kong from the Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP) are analyzed, including local meteoric water line (LMWL), deuterium-excess (d), temperature effect and rainfall amount effect. The results indicate that precipitation is affected by secondary evaporation and dilution effects. In addition, the stable isotope composition in precipitation is the result of temperature and precipitation. Due to the effects of these two effects, changes of isotope composition in precipitation are not always consistent. When the rainfall density is very large, the temperature effect is covered up and the temperature is inversely related to the isotope composition of precipitation. In contrast, when the rainfall density is small, the temperature is positively related to the isotope composition of precipitation. Therefore, it is suggested to consider the rainfall density while studying the relationship between the isotope composition of precipitation and the local climate. These finds can provide some enlightenments and references on how to investigate the changing pattern of isotope composition in precipitation.
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