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Isotopic Peculiarities of Meteoric Water in Polar Regions

Pages 11-13 | Published online: 09 Sep 2008
 

Abstract

It is demonstrated that the slope m. and the intersect q of the regression line δD = m δ18O + q describing the correlation between δD and δ18O in precipitation water of typical global climatic zones are in the normal range of m = 7 ÷ 9 and q = 8 ÷ 12 with one pronounced exception. Meteoric water in northern polar and arctic zone is distinguished by normal m value (m = 7.68) and an extremely low q value (q = 4.50). This anomaly is probably due to the fact that the arctic ice cover prevents the formation of that particular surface layer the evaporation of which produces the common source of meteoric water with δD = −22‰ and δ18O = –;4‰.

Es wird gezeigt, daβ die Steigung m und der Ordinatenabschnitt q der Regressionsgeraden δD = m δ18O + q für den Zusammenhang zwischen den δD- und den δ18O-Werten des Regenwassers in typischen Klimazonen der Erde in der Regel im normalen Bereich liegen (m = 7 ÷ 9 und q = 8 ÷ 12). Die einzige Ausnahme bildet die Nordpol- und arktische Zone, wo einem normalen m-Wert (m = 7.68) ein extrem niedriger q-Wert (q = 4.50) gegenübersteht. Diese Anomalie beruht wahrscheinlich darauf, daβ die arktische Eisschicht die Ausbildung jener dünnen Oberflächenschicht auf den Ozeanen verhindert, durch deren Verdampfung der überwiegende Teil des meteorischen Wassers mit δD = – 22‰ und (δ18O = –4‰ entsteht.

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