@article{fdi:010078882, title = {{T}he forest effects on the isotopic composition of rainfall in the northwestern {A}mazon {B}asin}, author = {{A}mpuero, {A}. and {S}trikis, {N}. {M}. and {A}paestegui, {J}. and {V}uille, {M}. and {N}ovello, {V}. {F}. and {E}spinoza, {J}. {C}. and {C}ruz, {F}. {W}. and {V}onhof, {H}. and {M}ayta, {V}. {C}. and {M}artins, {V}. {T}. {S}. and {C}ordeiro, {R}. {C}. and {A}zevedo, {V}. and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n the {A}mazon basin, intense precipitation recycling across the forest significantly modifies the isotopic composition of rainfall (delta {O}-18, delta {D}). {I}n the tropical hydrologic cycle, such an effect can be identified through deuterium excess (dxs), yet it remains unclear what environmental factors control dxs, increasing the uncertainty of dxs-based paleoclimate reconstructions. {H}ere we present a 4-year record of the isotopic composition of rainfall, monitored in the northwestern {A}mazon basin. {W}e analyze the isotopic variations as a function of the air mass history, based on atmospheric back trajectory analyses, satellite observations of precipitation upstream, leaf area index, and simulated moisture recycling along the transport pathway. {W}e show that the precipitation recycling in the forest exerts a significant control on the isotopic composition of precipitation in the northwestern {A}mazon basin, especially on dxs during the dry season (r = 0.71). {A}pplying these observations to existing speleothem and pollen paleorecords, we conclude that winter precipitation increased after the mid-{H}olocene, as the expansion of the forest allowed for more moisture recycling. {T}herefore, forest effects should be considered when interpreting paleorecords of past precipitation changes.}, keywords = {{PEROU} ; {ANDES} ; {AMAZONIE} ; {AMAZONE} {BASSIN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch : {A}tmospheres}, volume = {125}, numero = {4}, pages = {e2019{JD}031445 [11 ]}, ISSN = {2169-897{X}}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1029/2019jd031445}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078882}, }