@article{fdi:010074996,
  title = {{W}hat controls the isotopic composition of the {A}frican monsoon precipitation ? {I}nsights from event-based precipitation collected during the 2006 {AMMA} field campaign},
  author = {{R}isi, {C}. and {B}ony, {S}. and {V}imeux, {F}rancoise and {D}escroix, {L}uc and {I}brahim, {B}. and {L}ebreton, {E}. and {M}amadou, {I}. and {S}ultan, {B}enjamin},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he stable isotopic composition of the tropical precipitation constitutes a useful tool for paleoclimate reconstructions and to better constrain the water cycle. {T}o 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 {N}iamey area ({N}iger) during the monsoon season, as part of the 2006 {AMMA} field campaign. {D}uring the monsoon onset, the abrupt increase of convective activity over the {S}ahel is associated with an abrupt change in the isotopic composition. {B}efore the onset, when convective activity is scarce, the rain composition records the intensity and the organization of individual convective systems. {A}fter the onset, on the contrary, it records a regional-scale intra-seasonal variability over the {S}ahel, by integrating convective activity both spatially and temporally over the previous days. {C}itation: {R}isi, {C}., {S}. {B}ony, {F}. {V}imeux, {L}. {D}escroix, {B}. {I}brahim, {E}. {L}ebreton, {I}. {M}amadou, and {B}. {S}ultan (2008), {W}hat controls the isotopic composition of the {A}frican monsoon precipitation? {I}nsights from event-based precipitation collected during the 2006 {AMMA} field campaign, {G}eophys. {R}es. {L}ett., 35, {L}24808, doi: 10.1029/2008{GL}035920.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {35},
  numero = {24},
  pages = {{L}24808},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1029/2008gl035920},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074996},
}