Isotopic composition of daily precipitation along the southern foothills of the Himalayas: impact of marine and continental sources of atmospheric moisture

Jeelani, Ghulam; Deshpande, Rajendrakumar D.; Galkowski, Michal; Rozanski, Kazimierz

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8789-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8789-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8789-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 12

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22 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 22 Jun 2018

Isotopic composition of daily precipitation along the southern foothills of the Himalayas: impact of marine and continental sources of atmospheric moisture

Ghulam Jeelani, Rajendrakumar D. Deshpande, Michal Galkowski, and Kazimierz Rozanski

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RC2: 'Deuterum and 18Oxygen isotope discussion could be improved', Michael Schulz, 19 Feb 2018

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Analysis of stable isotope composition of daily precipitation collected along the southern foothills of the Himalayas was used to gain deeper insight into the mechanisms controlling isotopic composition of precipitation. The results suggested that the decrease in isotopic composition in the course of ISM evolution stems from large-scale recycling of moisture-driven monsoonal circulation. High d-excess of rainfall is attributed to moisture of continental origin released into the atmosphere.