Isotopic Evolution in Snowpacks from a Typical Temperate Glacier in the South-Asia Monsoon Region
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Sampling and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Monthly Isotopic Evolution
3.2. Annual Isotopic Variation
4. Discussion
4.1. Monthly Variation of Snow 18O
4.2. Annual Variation of Snow 18O
4.3. Climate Change and Isotopes in Snow
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Snowpack ID | Sampling Data | Sampling Altitude (m a.s.l.) | Depth(m) | Number of Samples | Ave (‰) | Max (‰) | Min (‰) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | S1 | 2008-11-9 | 4800 | 1.7 | 17 | −19.0 | −12.8 | −26.7 |
2008 | S2 | 2008-12-9 | 4800 | 1.5 | 15 | −18.7 | −13.8 | −26.6 |
2009 | S3 | 2009-1-8 | 4800 | 1.3 | 13 | −19.0 | −12.9 | −27.0 |
2009 | S4 | 2009-3-19 | 4800 | 2.6 | 26 | −13.9 | −0.7 | −27.0 |
2009 | S5 | 2009-4-17 | 4800 | 3.1 | 31 | −12.6 | −3.6 | −26.5 |
2009 | S6 | 2009-6-17 | 4800 | 2.6 | 26 | −11.4 | −6.0 | −13.8 |
2009 | S7 | 2009-7-3 | 4800 | 0.6 | 6 | −14.0 | −12.7 | −15.1 |
2012 | S8 | 2012-4-21 | 4680 | 3.3 | 33 | −12.4 | −1.4 | −20.2 |
2017 | S9 | 2017-4-19 | 4680 | 3.1 | 31 | −8.9 | −2.3 | −26.6 |
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Pu, T.; Chen, P.; Wang, S.; Shi, X.; Tripathee, L. Isotopic Evolution in Snowpacks from a Typical Temperate Glacier in the South-Asia Monsoon Region. Water 2020, 12, 3402. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123402
Pu T, Chen P, Wang S, Shi X, Tripathee L. Isotopic Evolution in Snowpacks from a Typical Temperate Glacier in the South-Asia Monsoon Region. Water. 2020; 12(12):3402. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123402
Chicago/Turabian StylePu, Tao, Pengfei Chen, Shijin Wang, Xiaoyi Shi, and Lekhendra Tripathee. 2020. "Isotopic Evolution in Snowpacks from a Typical Temperate Glacier in the South-Asia Monsoon Region" Water 12, no. 12: 3402. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123402