A new spatial distribution map of δ 18 O in Antarctic surface snow
International audience We developed a gridded map of surface Antarctic snow isotopic composition using a recently compiled database and the modified Bowen and Wilkinson (2002) model using latitude and elevation as the primary predictors while also incorporating regional and local deviations based on...
Published in: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03104293 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03104293/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03104293/file/2008GL036939.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL036939 |
Summary: | International audience We developed a gridded map of surface Antarctic snow isotopic composition using a recently compiled database and the modified Bowen and Wilkinson (2002) model using latitude and elevation as the primary predictors while also incorporating regional and local deviations based on available isotopic data. The map was generated using a 1‐km digital elevation model grid data as the model input. The average of the absolute deviations between observations and predictions was about 0.8‰, and the standard deviation is 0.9‰. The resulting δ18O patterns reproduced correctly spatial isotopic gradients with respect to geographical characteristics, as well as climatic features. |
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