Warmer–wetter climate drives shift in δ D –δ 18 O composition of precipitation across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada
We examine how recent increases in air temperature and precipitation, together with reductions in sea ice extent, may have affected the regional δD–δ 18 O composition of precipitation. In spring 2014, 80 snow samples were collected from six glaciers and ice caps across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, a...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/as-2020-0009 2023-12-17T10:22:54+01:00 Warmer–wetter climate drives shift in δ D –δ 18 O composition of precipitation across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada Copland, Luke Lacelle, Denis Fisher, David Delaney, Frances Thomson, Laura Main, Brittany Burgess, David 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0009 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2020-0009 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2020-0009 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Arctic Science volume 7, issue 1, page 136-157 ISSN 2368-7460 2368-7460 General Earth and Planetary Sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences General Environmental Science journal-article 2021 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0009 2023-11-19T13:38:38Z We examine how recent increases in air temperature and precipitation, together with reductions in sea ice extent, may have affected the regional δD–δ 18 O composition of precipitation. In spring 2014, 80 snow samples were collected from six glaciers and ice caps across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, and in 2009 and 2014, two shallow ice cores were collected from Agassiz Ice Cap and White Glacier, respectively. The snow samples showed average δ 18 O values from 2013 to 2014 to be approximately 2‰–3‰ higher than those recorded in 1973–1974 in nearby locations, with the ice cores showing similar trends in δ 18 O values. A zonal average water isotope model was used to help understand the causes of the increased δ 18 O values, using inputs calibrated for observed changes in temperature, vapour flux, and sea ice extent. Model results indicate that atmospheric temperature changes account for <1‰ of the observed change in δ 18 O values, and that changes in local water input and precipitation driven by changes in sea ice extent only have an effect in coastal regions. Enhanced meridional vapour flux to the Queen Elizabeth Islands is, therefore, also required to explain the observed increases in δ 18 O values, with fluxes ∼7% higher today than in the 1970s, consistent with the change in precipitation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic glacier* Ice cap Queen Elizabeth Islands Sea ice Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Arctic Canada Agassiz Ice Cap ENVELOPE(-75.996,-75.996,80.252,80.252) White Glacier ENVELOPE(-90.667,-90.667,79.447,79.447) Arctic Science 7 1 136 157 |
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We examine how recent increases in air temperature and precipitation, together with reductions in sea ice extent, may have affected the regional δD–δ 18 O composition of precipitation. In spring 2014, 80 snow samples were collected from six glaciers and ice caps across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, and in 2009 and 2014, two shallow ice cores were collected from Agassiz Ice Cap and White Glacier, respectively. The snow samples showed average δ 18 O values from 2013 to 2014 to be approximately 2‰–3‰ higher than those recorded in 1973–1974 in nearby locations, with the ice cores showing similar trends in δ 18 O values. A zonal average water isotope model was used to help understand the causes of the increased δ 18 O values, using inputs calibrated for observed changes in temperature, vapour flux, and sea ice extent. Model results indicate that atmospheric temperature changes account for <1‰ of the observed change in δ 18 O values, and that changes in local water input and precipitation driven by changes in sea ice extent only have an effect in coastal regions. Enhanced meridional vapour flux to the Queen Elizabeth Islands is, therefore, also required to explain the observed increases in δ 18 O values, with fluxes ∼7% higher today than in the 1970s, consistent with the change in precipitation. |
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Warmer–wetter climate drives shift in δ D –δ 18 O composition of precipitation across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada |
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Warmer–wetter climate drives shift in δ D –δ 18 O composition of precipitation across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada |
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Warmer–wetter climate drives shift in δ D –δ 18 O composition of precipitation across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada |
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Warmer–wetter climate drives shift in δ D –δ 18 O composition of precipitation across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada |
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Warmer–wetter climate drives shift in δ D –δ 18 O composition of precipitation across the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada |
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warmer–wetter climate drives shift in δ d –δ 18 o composition of precipitation across the queen elizabeth islands, arctic canada |
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