Factors controlling stable isotope composition of precipitation in arid conditions: an observation network in the Tianshan Mountains, central Asia

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dc.contributor.authorWang, SJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZhang, MJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHughes, CEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZhu, XFen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDong, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorRen, ZGen_AU
dc.contributor.authorChen, FLen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-20T02:27:29Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-04-20T02:27:29Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2016-02-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-03-05en_AU
dc.description.abstractApproximately one-third of the Earth's arid areas are distributed across central Asia. The stable isotope composition of precipitation in this region is affected by its aridity, therefore subject to high evaporation and low precipitation amount. To investigate the factors controlling stable water isotopes in precipitation in arid central Asia, an observation network was established around the Tianshan Mountains in 2012. Based on the 1052 event-based precipitation samples collected at 23 stations during 2012–2013, the spatial distribution and seasonal variation of δD and δ18O in precipitation were investigated. The values of δD and δ18O are relatively more enriched in the rainfall dominant summer months (from April to October) and depleted in the drier winter months (from November to March) with low D-excess due to subcloud evaporation observed at many of the driest low elevation stations. The local meteoric water line (LMWL) was calculated to be δD=7.36δ18O – 0.50 (r2=0.97, p<0.01) based on the event-based samples, and δD=7.60δ18O+2.66 (r2=0.98, p<0.01) based on the monthly precipitation-weighted values. In winter, the data indicate an isotopic rain shadow effect whereby rainout leads to depletion of precipitation in the most arid region to the south of the Tianshan Mountains. The values of δ18O significantly correlate with air temperature for each station, and the best-fit equation is established as δ18O=0.78T – 16.01 (r2=0.73, p<0.01). Using daily air temperature and precipitation derived from a 0.5° (latitude)×0.5° (longitude) gridded data set, an isoscape of δ18O in precipitation was produced based on this observed temperature effect. © 2016 S. Wang et al. (Open Access)en_AU
dc.identifier.articlenumber26206en_AU
dc.identifier.citationWang, S., Zhang, M., Hughes, C. E., Zhu, X., Dong, L., Ren, Z., & Chen, F. (2016). Factors controlling stable isotope composition of precipitation in arid conditions: an observation network in the Tianshan Mountains, central Asia. Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 68(1), 26206. doi:10.3402/tellusb.v68.26206en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1600-0889en_AU
dc.identifier.issue1en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleTellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorologyen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v68.26206en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/10674en_AU
dc.identifier.volume68en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen_AU
dc.subjectArid landsen_AU
dc.subjectAsiaen_AU
dc.subjectAtmospheric precipitationsen_AU
dc.subjectStable isotopesen_AU
dc.subjectMountainsen_AU
dc.subjectGround wateren_AU
dc.subjectAmbient temperatureen_AU
dc.titleFactors controlling stable isotope composition of precipitation in arid conditions: an observation network in the Tianshan Mountains, central Asiaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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