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| 23 Sep 2021
The triple oxygen isotope composition of phytoliths, a new proxy of atmospheric relative humidity: controls of soil water isotope composition, temperature, CO2 concentration and relative humidity
Clément Outrequin
CNRS, Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, INRA, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
CNRS, Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, INRA, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Christine Vallet-Coulomb
CNRS, Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, INRA, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Clément Piel
Ecotron Européen de Montpellier, Univ. Montpellier, UPS 3248 CNRS, Campus Baillarguet, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
Sébastien Devidal
Ecotron Européen de Montpellier, Univ. Montpellier, UPS 3248 CNRS, Campus Baillarguet, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
Amaelle Landais
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
(LSCE/IPSL/CEA/CNRS/UVSQ), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Martine Couapel
CNRS, Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, INRA, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Jean-Charles Mazur
CNRS, Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, INRA, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Christophe Peugeot
Hydrosciences Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Monique Pierre
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
(LSCE/IPSL/CEA/CNRS/UVSQ), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Frédéric Prié
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
(LSCE/IPSL/CEA/CNRS/UVSQ), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Jacques Roy
Ecotron Européen de Montpellier, Univ. Montpellier, UPS 3248 CNRS, Campus Baillarguet, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
Corinne Sonzogni
CNRS, Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, INRA, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Claudia Voigt
CNRS, Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, INRA, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
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Christophe Leroy-Dos Santos, Elise Fourré, Cécile Agosta, Mathieu Casado, Alexandre Cauquoin, Martin Werner, Benedicte Minster, Frédéric Prié, Olivier Jossoud, Leila Petit, and Amaëlle Landais
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Robert Mulvaney, Eric W. Wolff, Mackenzie M. Grieman, Helene H. Hoffmann, Jack D. Humby, Christoph Nehrbass-Ahles, Rachael H. Rhodes, Isobel F. Rowell, Frédéric Parrenin, Loïc Schmidely, Hubertus Fischer, Thomas F. Stocker, Marcus Christl, Raimund Muscheler, Amaelle Landais, and Frédéric Prié
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This paper presents a compilation of high-resolution (11 cm) water isotopic records, including published and new measurements, for the last 800 000 years from the EPICA Dome C ice core, Antarctica. Using this new combined water isotopes (δ18O and δD) dataset, we study the variability and possible influence of diffusion at the multi-decadal to multi-centennial scale. We observe a stronger variability at the onset of the interglacial interval corresponding to a warm period.
Christophe Leroy-Dos Santos, Mathieu Casado, Frédéric Prié, Olivier Jossoud, Erik Kerstel, Morgane Farradèche, Samir Kassi, Elise Fourré, and Amaëlle Landais
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 2907–2918, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2907-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2907-2021, 2021
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We developed an instrument that can generate water vapor at low humidity at a very stable level. This instrument was conceived to calibrate water vapor isotopic records obtained in very dry places such as central Antarctica. Here, we provide details on the instrument as well as results obtained for correcting water isotopic records for diurnal variability during a long field season at the Concordia station in East Antarctica.
Yves Tramblay, Nathalie Rouché, Jean-Emmanuel Paturel, Gil Mahé, Jean-François Boyer, Ernest Amoussou, Ansoumana Bodian, Honoré Dacosta, Hamouda Dakhlaoui, Alain Dezetter, Denis Hughes, Lahoucine Hanich, Christophe Peugeot, Raphael Tshimanga, and Patrick Lachassagne
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 1547–1560, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-1547-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-1547-2021, 2021
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This dataset provides a set of hydrometric indices for about 1500 stations across Africa with daily discharge data. These indices represent mean flow characteristics and extremes (low flows and floods), allowing us to study the long-term evolution of hydrology in Africa and support the modeling efforts that aim at reducing the vulnerability of African countries to hydro-climatic variability.
Claudia Voigt, Daniel Herwartz, Cristina Dorador, and Michael Staubwasser
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 1211–1228, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1211-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1211-2021, 2021
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Evaporation trends in the stable isotope composition (18O/16O, 17O/16O, 2H/1H) of throughflow ponds in a hydrologically complex and seasonally dynamic lake system can be reliably predicted by the classic Craig–Gordon isotope evaporation model. We demonstrate that the novel 17O-excess parameter is capable of resolving different types of evaporation with and without recharge and of identifying mixing processes that cannot be resolved using the classic δ2H–δ18O system alone.
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Continental atmospheric humidity is a key climate parameter poorly captured by global climate models. Model–data comparison approaches that are applicable beyond the instrumental period are essential to progress on this issue but face a lack of quantitative relative humidity proxies. Here, we calibrate the triple oxygen isotope composition of phytoliths as a new quantitative proxy of continental relative humidity suitable for past climate reconstructions.
Continental atmospheric humidity is a key climate parameter poorly captured by global climate...
