水文气象
降水
古气候学
亚马逊雨林
环境科学
气候学
稳定同位素比值
季风
蒸散量
构造盆地
地质学
大气科学
气候变化
地理
海洋学
生态学
气象学
古生物学
物理
量子力学
生物
作者
Darío Zhiña,Giovanny M. Mosquera,Germain Esquivel‐Hernández,Mario Córdova,Ricardo Sánchez‐Murillo,Johanna Orellana‐Alvear,Patricio Crespo
标识
DOI:10.1175/jhm-d-21-0180.1
摘要
Abstract Knowledge about precipitation generation remains limited in the tropical Andes due to the lack of water stable isotope (WSI) data. Therefore, we investigated the key factors controlling the isotopic composition of precipitation in the Páramo highlands of southern Ecuador using event-based (high frequency) WSI data collected between November 2017 and October 2018. Our results show that air masses reach the study site preferentially from the eastern flank of the Andes through the Amazon basin (73.2%), the Orinoco plains (11.2%), and the Mato Grosso Massif (2.7%), whereas only a small proportion stems from the Pacific Ocean (12.9%). A combination of local and regional factors influences the δ 18 O isotopic composition of precipitation. Regional atmospheric features (Atlantic moisture, evapotranspiration over the Amazon Forest, continental rain-out, and altitudinal lapse rates) are what largely control the meteoric δ 18 O composition. Local precipitation, temperature, and the fraction of precipitation corresponding to moderate to heavy rainfalls are also key features influencing isotopic ratios, highlighting the importance of localized convective precipitation at the study site. Contrary to δ 18 O, d -excess values showed little temporal variation and could not be statistically linked to regional or local hydrometeorological features. The latter reveals that large amounts of recycled moisture from the Amazon basin contributes to local precipitation regardless of season and predominant trajectories from the east. Our findings will help to improve the isotope-based climatic models and enhance paleoclimate reconstructions in the southern Ecuador highlands.
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