Investigating the source, transport, and isotope composition of water vapor in the planetary boundary layer

Griffis, Timothy J.; Wood, Jeffrey D.; Baker, John M.; Lee, Xuhui; Xiao, Ke; Chen, Zichong; Welp, Lisa R.; Schultz, Natalie M.; Gorski, Galen; Chen, Ming; Nieber, John

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5139-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5139-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5139-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 8

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25 Apr 2016

Research article |

| 25 Apr 2016

Investigating the source, transport, and isotope composition of water vapor in the planetary boundary layer

Timothy J. Griffis, Jeffrey D. Wood, John M. Baker, Xuhui Lee, Ke Xiao, Zichong Chen, Lisa R. Welp, Natalie M. Schultz, Galen Gorski, Ming Chen, and John Nieber

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RC1: 'Review of "Investigating the Source, Transport, and Isotope Composition of Water Vapor in the Planetary Boundary Layer" by T. J. Griffis', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Review #1', T.J. Griffis, 04 Apr 2016
RC2: 'Investigating the Source, Transport, and Isotope Composition of Water Vapour in the Planetary Boundary Layer', Chun-Ta Lai, 02 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Review #2', T.J. Griffis, 04 Apr 2016

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ED: Publish as is (13 Apr 2016) by Heini Wernli

AR by Timothy Griffis on behalf of the Authors (13 Apr 2016)

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Increasing atmospheric humidity and convective precipitation over land provide evidence of intensification of the hydrologic cycle. We present the first multi-annual isotope (oxygen and deuterium) water vapor observations from a very tall tower (185 m) in the upper Midwest, United States, to diagnose the sources, transport, and fractionation of water vapor in the atmosphere. The results show a relatively high degree of summertime water recycling within the region (~30 % mean and ~60 % maximum).