TY - CONF TI - Spatial Distribution of Stable Isotopes of Precipitation in Kumamoto, Japan AB - To understand the spatial distribution of stable isotopic compositions in precipitation, precipitation samples were collected every two weeks from november 2009 to december 2010 at 6 points in Kumamoto, Japan. The {delta}{sup 18}O and {delta}{sup 2}H of precipitation samples were measured by isotope ratio mass spectrometry (Delta-S) with CO{sub 2}/H2{sub O} equivalent method for {delta}{sup 18}O and the chromium reduction method for {delta}2H. The range of {delta}{sup 18}O and d-excess (= {delta}{sup 2}H - 8 {delta}{sup 18}O) in precipitation is from -13.4 per mille to -3.5 per mille and from 2.6 per mille to 35.6 per mille , respectively. Seasonal variability of {delta}{sup 18}O (d-excess) in precipitation was low (high) in winter and high (low) in summer. The seasonal wind of this study area was dominated by south-westerly in summer (from June to August) and north-westerly in winter (from December to February). These wind regimes indicate seasonal variabilities of the water vapour pathway from the origin. In this paper the trend of inland effect to the {delta}{sup 18}O for both south-westerly and north-westerly are also considered. As a result, significant correlation between distances from the coastal line at south-westerly or north-westerly and {delta}{sup 18}O in precipitation was recognized, particularly from 18 February to 7 March and from 29 September to 19 October in 2010 (statistically significant with 5% level). Furthermore, in order to evaluate the course of precipitation, the column total of water vapour flux was considered in the whole period by using JRA-25 and JCDAS. It is interesting that the inland effect corresponded to the column total of water vapour flux at south-westerly (north-westerly). Hence, it is conceivable that the spatial distribution of {delta}{sup 18}O in precipitation was controlled by a column total of water vapour flux in this area. (author) AU - "Anoue, M. T." AU - "Shimada, J. [Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University (Japan)]" AU - "Ichiyanagi, K. [Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (Japan)]" KW - "58 GEOSCIENCES" KW - "ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS" KW - "CARBON DIOXIDE" KW - "CHROMIUM" KW - "DEUTERIUM" KW - "ISOTOPE RATIO" KW - "MASS SPECTROSCOPY" KW - "OXYGEN 18" KW - "REDUCTION" KW - "SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION" KW - "WATER VAPOR" KW - "WIND" DO - https://doi.org/ UR - https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/22122061 PB - IAEA; Vienna (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)) CY - IAEA PY - 2013 DA - 2013-07-15 LA - English J2 - [] VL - C1 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Vienna (Austria) C2 - C3 - IAEA-CN-186/77 C4 - C5 - Also available on-line: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1580_vol1_web.pdf; Enquiries should be addressed to IAEA, Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing Section, E-mail: sales.publications@iaea.org; Web site: http://www.iaea.org/books L3 - Conference: International Symposium on Isotopes in Hydrology, Marine Ecosystems and Climate Change Studies, Monaco (Monaco), 27 Mar - 1 Apr 2011; Other Information: 3 figs., 3 tabs., 5 refs.; Related Information: In: Isotopes in Hydrology, Marine Ecosystems and Climate Change Studies. Vol. I. Proceedings of an International Symposium| 547 p. ER -