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Stable isotopes of precipitation in Nepal Himalaya highlight the topographic influence on moisture transport
Quaternary International ( IF 1.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2020.09.052
Sunil Acharya , Xiaoxin Yang , Tandong Yao , Dibas Shrestha

Abstract The Nepal Himalaya is a transition zone for pollutants transport from the South Asia onto the Tibetan Plateau, with the moist convection identified as dominating the chemical composition that would be transported onto the Plateau. Yet little is known regarding the atmospheric water vapor transport over this region, and how the summer monsoon flows would interact with local topography, with traces detectable from ground sample and observations. The stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in precipitation (δ18Op and δDp) are important tracers for understanding various hydrological processes. This study reports, for the first time, stable isotope data in daily precipitation at five stations along a north-south transect on the southern slope of Himalaya, with altitudes ranging from 102 m to 5050 m above sea level (a.s.l). The altitude effect of δ18Op across the region of interest is apparent with an altitudinal lapse rate as 0.17‰/100 m. Seasonal trends in δ18Op and δDp show low values during June–September and higher values during October–May at all of the study sites, with the noticeable decrease of δ18Op during summer indicative of the presence of the Indian monsoon over the eastern Nepal Himalaya. The average d-excess values in the summer precipitation increase with altitudes til 3800 m a.s.l before decreasing afterward to 5050 m a.s.l. This corroborates with previous meteorological discovery in the region, and probably confirms the replacement of prevailing westerly by the southerly monsoon flows during summer monsoon season.

中文翻译:

尼泊尔喜马拉雅降水的稳定同位素突出了地形对水分输送的影响

摘要 尼泊尔喜马拉雅山是污染物从南亚向青藏高原输送的过渡带,湿对流主导着输送到高原的化学成分。然而,关于该地区的大气水汽输送,以及夏季季风流如何与当地地形相互作用,以及从地面样本和观测中可检测到的痕迹,我们知之甚少。降水中的稳定氧和氢同位素(δ18Op 和 δDp)是了解各种水文过程的重要示踪剂。本研究首次报告了喜马拉雅山南坡南北向断面五个站日降水量的稳定同位素数据,海拔高度为 102 m 至 5050 m。δ18Op 对整个感兴趣区域的海拔影响很明显,海拔递减率为 0.17‰/100 m。所有研究地点的 δ18Op 和 δDp 的季节性趋势在 6 月至 9 月期间呈现较低值,而在 10 月至 5 月期间呈现较高值,夏季 δ18Op 的显着下降表明尼泊尔喜马拉雅山脉东部存在印度季风。夏季降水的平均 d-excess 值随海拔升高而增加,直到 3800 m asl 然后下降到 5050 m asl 这证实了该地区先前的气象发现,并可能证实了夏季季风期间盛行的西风被南季风取代季节。所有研究地点的 δ18Op 和 δDp 的季节性趋势在 6 月至 9 月期间呈现较低值,而在 10 月至 5 月期间呈现较高值,夏季 δ18Op 的显着下降表明尼泊尔喜马拉雅山脉东部存在印度季风。夏季降水的平均 d-excess 值随着海拔高度升高而增加,直到 3800 m asl,然后下降到 5050 m asl 这证实了该地区先前的气象发现,并可能证实了夏季风期间盛行的西风被南季风取代季节。所有研究地点的 δ18Op 和 δDp 的季节性趋势在 6 月至 9 月期间呈现较低值,而在 10 月至 5 月期间呈现较高值,夏季 δ18Op 的显着下降表明尼泊尔喜马拉雅山脉东部存在印度季风。夏季降水的平均 d-excess 值随海拔升高而增加,直到 3800 m asl 然后下降到 5050 m asl 这证实了该地区先前的气象发现,并可能证实了夏季季风期间盛行的西风被南季风取代季节。
更新日期:2020-11-01
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