| Title | A review of antarctic surface snow isotopic composition: Observations, atmospheric circulation, and isotopic modeling |
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| Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Masson-Delmotte, V., Hou S., Ekaykin A., Jouzel J., Aristarain A., Bernardo R.T., Bromwich D., Cattani O., Delmotte M.M., Falourd S., Frezzotti M, Gallee H., Genoni L., Isaksson E., Landais A., Helsen M.M., Hoffmann G., Lopez J., Morgan V., Motoyama H., Noone D., Oerter H., Petit J.R., Royer A., Uemura R., Schmidt G.A., Schlosser E., Simões J.C., Steig E.J., Stenni B., Stievenard M., Van Den Broeke M.R., Van De Wal R.S.W., Van De Berg W.J., Vimeux F., and White J.W.C. |
| Journal | Journal of Climate |
| Volume | 21 |
| Pagination | 3359-3387 |
| ISSN | 08948755 |
| Keywords | Antarctic surface snow, antarctica, Atmospheric chemistry, Atmospheric circulation, Atmospheric circulations, Atmospheric composition, Atmospheric modelling, Atmospherics, climate modeling, Climatic features, Data quality, Database systems, deuterium, East Antarctica, General circulation, Isotopes, isotopic composition, Isotopic compositions, Moisture advection, Precipitation (meteorology), Snow, Spatial coverage, spatial variation, Spatial variations, Specific areas |
| Abstract | A database of surface Antarctic snow isotopic composition is constructed using available measurements, with an estimate of data quality and local variability. Although more than 1000 locations are documented, the spatial coverage remains uneven with a majority of sites located in specific areas of East Antarctica. The database is used to analyze the spatial variations in snow isotopic composition with respect to geographical characteristics (elevation, distance to the coast) and climatic features (temperature, accumulation) and with a focus on deuterium excess. The capacity of theoretical isotopic, regional, and general circulation atmospheric models (including "isotopic" models) to reproduce the observed features and assess the role of moisture advection in spatial deuterium excess fluctuations is analyzed. © 2008 American Meteorological Society. |
| Notes | cited By 149 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-48749126462&doi=10.1175%2f2007JCLI2139.1&partnerID=40&md5=85eb524ea022c95609961342cb8c815d |
| DOI | 10.1175/2007JCLI2139.1 |
| Citation Key | Masson-Delmotte20083359 |
