Monitoring Characteristics of Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotopes in Precipitation of Nanjing

Zhu Xuan; Xiao Wei; Wang Jingyuan; Chu Haoran; Hu Yongbo; Xie Chengyu; Zheng Youfei

doi:10.11898/1001-7313.20220309

Vol.33, NO.3, 2022

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Zhu Xuan, Xiao Wei, Wang Jingyuan, et al. Monitoring characteristics of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in precipitation of Nanjing. J Appl Meteor Sci, 2022, 33(3): 353-363. DOI: 10.11898/1001-7313.20220309.

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Zhu Xuan, Xiao Wei, Wang Jingyuan, et al. Monitoring characteristics of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in precipitation of Nanjing. J Appl Meteor Sci, 2022, 33(3): 353-363. DOI: 10.11898/1001-7313.20220309.

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Monitoring Characteristics of Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotopes in Precipitation of Nanjing

DOI: 10.11898/1001-7313.20220309

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Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment, Nanjing University of Information Science&Technology, Nanjing 210044
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Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Agriculture Meteorology, Nanjing 210044
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Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101
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Scotland Academy, Wuxi Taihu University, Wuxi 214064

Received Date: 2021-12-21
Rev Recd Date: 2022-02-22
Publish Date: 2022-05-31

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With the climate change, extreme precipitation events become more and more frequent. It is particularly important to explore the characteristics of different precipitation types for the study of local precipitation process and water cycle. In order to explore the isotopic characteristics of different precipitation types, especially the relationship between the isotopic characteristics of tropical cyclone precipitation and its moving path, the characteristics of precipitation in Nanjing from July 2018 to June 2019 are analyzed based on the precipitation isotopic composition data and the meteorological data from China Meteorological Administration. The results indicate that, in general, the stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopic compositions of precipitation in Nanjing are more depleted in monsoon wet season and more enriched in non-monsoon wet season. After classifying the precipitation types, it is found that the intensity of tropical cyclone and Meiyu precipitation is high, and the hydrogen and oxygen isotopic compositions are seriously depleted; while the intensity of other precipitation are relatively weak, and the hydrogen and oxygen isotopic compositions are relatively rich. The deuterium excess value of tropical cyclone precipitation is usually less than the global average (10‰), which may be caused by the fast speed and short path of tropical cyclones from the eastern sea surface. The deuterium excess value of Meiyu precipitation is slightly higher than the global average, which may be influenced by persistent stationary fronts, the long and slow water vapor transport distance, and strong land evaporation. Other precipitation deuterium excesses are much larger than the global average, and this may be due to the more complex effects of land surface evaporation. Detailed analysis also indicates that, among the tropical cyclone influencing the precipitation of Nanjing, those directly landing in China from the ocean lead to lower deuterium excess values from 7.5‰ to 8.6‰. But for those landing on the southern Japan first and then in China, like Typhoon Jongdari (1812), the deuterium excess value of precipitation is much greater than 10‰, indicating that it is significantly affected by the land.
- precipitation;
- stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen;
- deuterium excess;
- sources of water vapor;
- tropical cyclones

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Fig. 1 Time series of the isotopic compositions and the precipitation of Nanjing from Jul 2018 to Jun 2019

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图 2 2018年7月—2019年6月南京降水量、降水氘盈余、降水氢氧同位素组成的关系

(虚线为全球大气降水线，实线为线性回归线)

Fig. 2 Relations among precipitation, d-excess of precipitation, the hydrogen and the oxygen isotopic compositions of Nanjing from Jul 2018 to Jun 2019

(the dotted line denotes the global meteoric water line, the solid line denotes linear regression line)

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Fig. 3 850 hPa wind (the vector) and water vapor flux (the shaded, unit:g·cm^-1·hPa^-1·s^-1) in different precipitation processes

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Table 1 Amount-weighted isotopic compositions and the precipitation of Nanjing from Jul 2018 to Jun 2019

季节	氧同位素组成/‰	氢同位素组成/‰	降水氘盈余/‰	降水量/mm
春季	-3.3	-12.9	13.1	60.0
夏季	-10.0	-69.1	10.8	437.2
秋季	-7.4	-39.6	20.1	115.3
冬季	-6.5	-28.8	23.3	209.6

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Table 2 Isotopic compositions of different precipitation type of Nanjing from Jul 2018 to Jun 2019

类型	降水次数	降水量/mm	平均单次降水/mm	氧同位素组成/‰	氢同位素组成/‰	降水氘盈余/‰
热带气旋降水	4	218.9	54.7	-10.5±0.1	-75.4±0.5	8.9±0.6
梅雨降水	5	163.0	32.6	-10.4±0.1	-71.1±0.5	12.2±0.0
其他降水	43	432.3	10.0	-6.3±0.1	-30.6±0.3	19.9±0.7

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Table 3 Tropical cyclones and precipitation isotopic compositions

名称	强度级别	中心最低气压/hPa	降水量/mm	氧同位素组成/‰	氢同位素组成/‰	降水氘盈余/‰
安比	强热带风暴	980	9.0	-6.3±0.1	-43.0±0.2	7.5±0.3
云雀	台风	955	25.9	-6.7±0.1	-40.3±0.2	13.4±0.8
摩羯	热带风暴	980	36.0	-6.7±0.2	-46.4±0.4	7.5±1.1
温比亚	强热带风暴	982	148.0	-12.4±0.1	-90.6±0.6	8.6±0.4

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