Correlation of 18O in precipitation with temperature and altitude

Siegenthaler, U.; Oeschger, H. (1980). Correlation of 18O in precipitation with temperature and altitude. Nature, 285(5763), pp. 314-317. Macmillan Journals Ltd. 10.1038/285314a0

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The 18O/16O ratio in precipitation is correlated to climatic parameters, especially temperature. However, the meteorological processes determining the stable isotope composition of precipitation are complex and only partly understood, so that a quantitative interpretation of ancient isotope ratios in precipitation, as recorded in polar ice (1) or in carbonate sediments from lakes (2), has not yet been possible. For several years we have measured 18O/16O ratios on monthly precipitation samples from Switzerland and here summarize these data.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Climate and Environmental Physics

Subjects:

500 Science > 530 Physics

ISSN:

0028-0836

Publisher:

Macmillan Journals Ltd.

Language:

English

Submitter:

BORIS Import 2

Date Deposited:

18 Aug 2021 12:04

Last Modified:

24 Aug 2021 16:26

Publisher DOI:

10.1038/285314a0

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/158260

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/158260

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