Equilibrium fractionation h=1 vapor liquid [18O/16O] equilibrium a18Owater-vapor = [18O/16O]water/[18O/16O]vapor > 1 h: relative humidity
Rayleigh distillation 5 10 15 20 25 30 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 f (fraction of liquid water remaining) d18O (‰) h=1 vapor liquid [18O/16O] evaporation equilibrium fraction of water remaining relative humidity h :
Kinetic fractionation Similar for 18O and 2H Depends on relative humidity and roughness of the ocean h<1 vapor liquid [18O/16O] non-equilibrium
first rain ocean water second rain evaporation third rain evaporation of surface water kinetic frac. first vapor, equilibrium
Evaporation slopes:
d18O, d2H influenced by: local temperature amount of precipitation altitude moisture transport pattern distance from coast (continental effect) evaporation Mixing with ocean water ………..
Rainout as function of temperature
Temperature effect Dansgaard, 1964
Amount effect IAEA, 1982
Global Network Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP) IAEA (2001). GNIP Maps and Animations, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna. http://isohis.iaea.org
IAEA (2001). GNIP Maps and Animations, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna. http://isohis.iaea.org