Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2015, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (7): 801-816.doi: 10.1007/s11442-015-1203-x
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Xiaokang LIU(), Zhiguo RAO*(
), Xiaojian ZHANG, Wei HUANG, Jianhui CHEN, Fahu CHEN
Received:
2015-01-09
Accepted:
2015-02-28
Online:
2015-07-15
Published:
2015-06-24
Contact:
Zhiguo RAO
E-mail:liuxk07@lzu.edu.cn;zgrao@lzu.edu.cn
About author:
Author: Liu Xiaokang (1990-), PhD Candidate, specialized in geochemistry and paleoclimate research. E-mail:
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Xiaokang LIU, Zhiguo RAO, Xiaojian ZHANG, Wei HUANG, Jianhui CHEN, Fahu CHEN. Variations in the oxygen isotopic composition of precipitation in the Tianshan Mountains region and their significance for the Westerly circulation[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2015, 25(7): 801-816.
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Table 2
Annual precipitation, annual and warm season (May to September) average temperature, and weighted average annual and warm season δ18Op values for 1997 and 1988 at Urumqi station"
Year | Annual precipitation amount (mm) | Annual average temperature (°C) | Weighted average annual δ18Op (‰, VSMOW) | Warm season average temperature (°C) | Weighted average warm season δ18Op (‰, VSMOW) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | 156 | 10.13 | -11.33 | 25.72 | -8.64 |
1988 | 374 | 6.33 | -7.49 | 19.40 | -6.39 |
Figure 2
Variations of monthly δ18Op, temperature and precipitation at Urumqi (a) and Hotan (b) stations; linear correlations between monthly δ18Op and temperature at Urumqi (c) and Hotan (d) stations; and linear correlations between monthly δ18Op and precipitation amount at Urumqi (e) and Hotan (f) stations"
Figure 3
Linear correlations between weighted average annual δ18Op and mean annual temperature (a); weighted average annual δ18Op and annual precipitation amount (b); weighted average warm season (May to September) δ18Op and warm season average temperature (c); weighted average cold season (October to April) δ18Op and cold season average temperature (d) at Urumqi station"
Figure 4
Comparison of δ18O records from three ice cores (TS-1, TS-2, TS-3) from No.1 glacier in the central Tianshan Mountains with annual average temperature data from the nearby Daxigou Meteorological Station (a. original data from Hou et al. (1998, 2006)); comparison of the Miaoergou ice core δ18O record from the eastern Tianshan Mountains (original data from Song et al. (2011)) with annual average temperature data from Urumqi station (b. original data from China Surface Climate Dataset (Monthly)). (Bold lines indicate the long-term trends of each dataset)"
Figure 5
Differences in water vapor sources for the Tianshan Mountains region between the warm season of 1997 (warm year) and 1988 (cold year) and the corresponding weighted average warm season δ18Op values of 14 GNIP stations in the Eurasian continent. (a. warm season water vapor flux of 1997 minus that of 1988; b. warm season water vapor flux of 1988 minus that of 1997. Red arrows indicate the relative water vapor changes significant at the 99% level; grey bands indicate the main pathways of relative water vapor sources; black dots indicate the GNIP stations; blue numbers denote the weighted average warm season δ18Op values in the years 1997 and 1988 (data are shown in Tables 1 and 2); and the green boxes show the location of the Tianshan Mountains region"
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