Risi C., Bony S., Vimeux Francoise, Descroix Luc, Ibrahim B., Lebreton E., Mamadou I., Sultan Benjamin. (2008). What controls the isotopic composition of the African monsoon precipitation ? Insights from event-based precipitation collected during the 2006 AMMA field campaign. Geophysical Research Letters, 35 (24), L24808. ISSN 0094-8276.
Titre du document
What controls the isotopic composition of the African monsoon precipitation ? Insights from event-based precipitation collected during the 2006 AMMA field campaign
Année de publication
2008
Auteurs
Risi C., Bony S., Vimeux Francoise, Descroix Luc, Ibrahim B., Lebreton E., Mamadou I., Sultan Benjamin
Source
Geophysical Research Letters, 2008,
35 (24), L24808 ISSN 0094-8276
The stable isotopic composition of the tropical precipitation constitutes a useful tool for paleoclimate reconstructions and to better constrain the water cycle. To better understand what controls the isotopic composition of tropical precipitation, we analyze the delta O-18 and deuterium-excess of the precipitation of individual events collected in the Niamey area (Niger) during the monsoon season, as part of the 2006 AMMA field campaign. During the monsoon onset, the abrupt increase of convective activity over the Sahel is associated with an abrupt change in the isotopic composition. Before the onset, when convective activity is scarce, the rain composition records the intensity and the organization of individual convective systems. After the onset, on the contrary, it records a regional-scale intra-seasonal variability over the Sahel, by integrating convective activity both spatially and temporally over the previous days. Citation: Risi, C., S. Bony, F. Vimeux, L. Descroix, B. Ibrahim, E. Lebreton, I. Mamadou, and B. Sultan (2008), What controls the isotopic composition of the African monsoon precipitation? Insights from event-based precipitation collected during the 2006 AMMA field campaign, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L24808, doi: 10.1029/2008GL035920.
Plan de classement
Sciences du milieu [021]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010074996]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010074996
