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Modeling Insights into Precipitation Deuterium Excess as an Indicator of Raindrop Evaporation in Lanzhou, China
Water ( IF 3.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 , DOI: 10.3390/w13020193 Fenli Chen , Mingjun Zhang , Athanassios A. Argiriou , Shengjie Wang , Qian Ma , Xin Zhou , Xixi Wu , Jufan Chen
Water ( IF 3.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 , DOI: 10.3390/w13020193 Fenli Chen , Mingjun Zhang , Athanassios A. Argiriou , Shengjie Wang , Qian Ma , Xin Zhou , Xixi Wu , Jufan Chen
The deuterium excess in precipitation is an effective indicator to assess the existence of sub-cloud evaporation of raindrops. Based on the synchronous measurements of stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen (δ2H and δ18O) in precipitation for several sites in Lanzhou, western China, spanning for approximately four years, the variations of deuterium excess between the ground and the cloud base are evaluated by using a one-box Stewart model. The deuterium excess difference below the cloud base during summer (−17.82‰ in Anning, −11.76‰ in Yuzhong, −21.18‰ in Gaolan and −12.41‰ in Yongdeng) is greater than that in other seasons, and difference in winter is weak due to the low temperature. The variations of deuterium excess in precipitation due to below-cloud evaporation are examined for each sampling site and year. The results are useful to understand the modification of raindrop isotope composition below the cloud base at a city scale, and the quantitative methods provide a case study for a semi-arid region at the monsoon margin.
更新日期：2021-01-15
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