@article{fdi:010085020, title = {{A} review of {A}ntarctic surface snow isotopic composition : observations, atmospheric circulation, and isotopic modeling}, author = {{M}asson-{D}elmotte, {V}. and {H}ou, {S}. and {E}kaykin, {A}. and {J}ouzel, {J}. and {A}ristarain, {A}. and {B}ernardo, {R}. {T}. and {B}romwich, {D}. and {C}attani, {O}. and {D}elmotte, {M}. and {F}alourd, {S}. and {F}rezzotti, {M}. and {G}allee, {H}. and {G}enoni, {L}. and {I}saksson, {E}. and {L}andais, {A}. and {H}elsen, {M}. {M}. and {H}offmann, {G}. and {L}opez, {J}. and {M}organ, {V}. and {M}otoyama, {H}. and {N}oone, {D}. and {O}erter, {H}. and {P}etit, {J}. {R}. and {R}oyer, {A}. and {U}emura, {R}. and {S}chmidt, {G}. {A}. and {S}chlosser, {E}. and {S}imões, {J}. {C}. and {S}teig, {E}. {J}. and {S}tenni, {B}. and {S}tievenard, {M}. and van den {B}roeke, {M}. {R}. and van de {W}al, {R}. {S}. {W}. and van de {B}erg, {W}. {J}. and {V}imeux, {F}ran{\c{c}}oise and {W}hite, {J}. {W}. {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} database of surface {A}ntarctic snow isotopic composition is constructed using available measurements, with an estimate of data quality and local variability. {A}lthough more than 1000 locations are documented, the spatial coverage remains uneven with a majority of sites located in specific areas of {E}ast {A}ntarctica. {T}he database is used to analyze the spatial variations in snow isotopic composition with respect to geographical characteristics ( elevation, distance to the coast) and climatic features ( temperature, accumulation) and with a focus on deuterium excess. {T}he capacity of theoretical isotopic, regional, and general circulation atmospheric models ( including "isotopic" models) to reproduce the observed features and assess the role of moisture advection in spatial deuterium excess fluctuations is analyzed.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {C}limate}, volume = {21}, numero = {13}, pages = {3359--3387}, ISSN = {0894-8755}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1175/2007{JCLI}2139.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085020}, }