Measurements of water vapor D/H ratios from Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and implications for subtropical humidity dynamics

Author:: Galewsky, Joseph, Strong, Mel, Sharp, Zachary D.
Title:: Measurements of water vapor D/H ratios from Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and implications for subtropical humidity dynamics
Periodical:: Geophysical Research Letters
Year:: 2007
Volume:: 34
Pages:: L22808
Subject:: Weather
Summary:: The Island of Hawaii is uniquely situated for the studies of subtropical humidity dynamics because of its subtropical location (20 degrees north latitude) and because its high elevation (4205 m) allows easy surface sampling of water vapor from sea level, through the trade inversion, and into the free troposphere. Measurements of water vapor D/H ratios from Mauna Kea, Hawaii, range from −88‰ at sea level to −321‰ at the summit of Mauna Kea.
Label:: Weather & Climate
URL:: http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2402/doi/10.1029/2007GL031330/full
Date:: November 2007
Collection:: Periodicals