Stable isotopic composition of water vapor in the tropics Academic Article

abstract

• Water vapor samples collected during tropical field experiments at Puerto Escondido, Mexico, near Kwajalein (KWAJEX), and near Key West, Florida (CAMEX 4), were analyzed for their stable isotope contents, approached isotopic equilibrium with seawater during quiescent weather or in regions of isolated or disorganized convection. Lowest 18O values occurred in or downwind from regions of organized mesoscale weather disturbances and ranged as low as 15 below isotopic equilibrium with seawater. The mean 18O value of vapor over the sea surface therefore decreases as storm activity and organization increases. Copyright 2004 by the American Geophysical Union.

authors

• Bowman, Kenneth

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

author list (cited authors)

• Lawrence, J. R., Gedzelman, S. D., Dexheimer, D., Cho, H. K., Carrie, G. D., Gasparini, R., ... Biggerstaff, M. I.

citation count

• 152

complete list of authors

• Lawrence, JR||Gedzelman, SD||Dexheimer, D||Cho, HK||Carrie, GD||Gasparini, R||Anderson, CR||Bowman, KP||Biggerstaff, MI

publication date

• March 2004

publisher

• American Geophysical Union (AGU)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Atmospheres  Journal

keywords

• Isotopes
• Tropics
• Water Vapor

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1029/2003JD004046

start page

• n/a

end page

• n/a

volume

• 109

issue

• D6

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1029%2F2003jd004046