Water Isotope Systematics: Improving Understanding of Past, Present, and Future Hydroclimate
Water Isotope Systematics: Improving Understanding of Past, Present, and Future Hydroclimate
Session ID#: 281051
Session Description:
Stable isotope ratios of hydrogen and oxygen in water serve as a cornerstone for investigating the behavior of climate across past, present, and future timescales. Stable isotopes in water have been used to reconstruct climate variability, trace moisture sources and sinks, and diagnose physical processes operating within the atmosphere, ocean, land surface, cryosphere, and biosphere. Recent progress has expanded the scope of isotope-enabled research. High-frequency and spatially extensive observational techniques, spanning both in-situ and satellite platforms, are now complemented by advances in numerical modeling frameworks and the growing integration of machine learning approaches for pattern extraction, data assimilation, and predictive modeling. Improved theoretical understanding of isotopic fractionation and transport strengthens signal interpretation. This session invites studies that leverage observations, modeling, and data-driven methods, including machine learning, to advance hydroclimate understanding. Topics of interest include mean-state dynamics and extreme events, across temporal scales from paleoclimate reconstructions to future projections.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- A - Atmospheric Sciences
- C - Cryosphere
- GC - Global Environmental Change
- H - Hydrology
Index Terms:
1655 Water cycles [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1833 Hydroclimatology [HYDROLOGY]
3305 Climate change and variability [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
4904 Atmospheric transport and circulation [PALEOCEANOGRAPHY]
Primary Convener: Lisa R Welp, Purdue University, Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, United States
Conveners: Yingying Feng, Rice University, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Houston, United States, Kanon Kino, The University of Tokyo, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan and Feng Zhu, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States
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