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Science 6 November 1992:
Vol. 258. no. 5084, pp. 981 - 985
DOI: 10.1126/science.258.5084.981
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Relation Between Long-Term Trends of Oxygen-18 Isotope Composition of Precipitation and Climate
Kazimierz Rozanski 1,
Luis Araguás-Araguás 1, and
Roberto Gonfiantini 1
1 International Atomic Energy Agency, 1400-Vienna, Austria
Stable isotope ratios of oxygen (18O/16O) and hydrogen (D/H) in water have long been considered powerful indicators of paleoclimate. However, quantitative interpretation of isotope variations in terms of climate changes is hampered by a limited understanding of physical processes controlling the global isotope behavior. Analysis was conducted of time series of 18O content ( 18O) of monthly precipitation and surface air temperature available through the International Atomic Energy Agency-World Meteorological Organization global network, "Isotopes in Precipitation." This study indicates that long-term changes of isotopic composition of precipitation over mid-and high-latitude regions during the past three decades closely followed long-term changes of surface air temperature with the average 8180-temperature coefficient around 0.6 per mil per degree Celsius.
Submitted on May 26, 1992
Accepted on August 4, 1992
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