Water vapor isotope experiment was conducted at CairnsERC site (Coast), Aaustralia (-16.8159 N, 145.6837E) from Dec 2017 – Feb 2018.
Data download: NetCDF
Variable definitions
Description |
Unit |
Equipment |
Height (m) |
Additional description |
Date time |
− |
− |
− |
UTC |
Water mixing ratio |
ppmv |
Picarro L2120-i |
5 |
− |
Water vapour isotopic ratio (18O) |
per mil |
Picarro L2120-i |
5 |
Normalized to V-SMOW; Humidity dependence correlation: Non-linear regression |
Standard deviation of 18O |
per mil |
Picarro L2120-i |
5 |
daily |
Water vapour isotopic ratio (D) |
per mil |
Picarro L2120-i |
5 |
Normalized to V-SMOW; Humidity dependence correlation: Non-linear regression |
Standard deviation of D |
per mil |
Picarro L2120-i |
5 |
daily |
Air temperature |
K |
− |
5 |
WeatherMaster 3000 weather station (Environdata) |
Relative humidity |
<=100% |
− |
5 |
WeatherMaster 3000 weather station (Environdata) |
Air pressure |
Pa |
− |
5 |
WeatherMaster 3000 weather station (Environdata) |
Precipitation |
mm |
− |
5 |
WeatherMaster 3000 weather station (Environdata) |
Net radiation |
W/m2 |
− |
5 |
WeatherMaster 3000 weather station (Environdata) |
Wind speed |
m/s |
− |
5 |
WeatherMaster 3000 weather station (Environdata) |
Wind direction |
degree (°C) |
− |
5 |
WeatherMaster 3000 weather station (Environdata) |
Air temperature |
K |
− |
2 |
ERA5 |
Relative humidity |
<=100% |
- |
2 |
ERA5 |
Air pressure |
Pa |
- |
2 |
ERA5 |
Precipitation |
mm |
- |
- |
ERA5 |
Net radiation |
W/m2 |
- |
− |
ERA5 |
Wind speed |
m/s |
- |
- |
ERA5 |
Wind direction |
°C |
- |
10 |
ERA5 |
Reference papers
Munksgaard, NC, Zwart, C, Haig, J, Cernusak, LA, Bird, MI. Coupled rainfall and water vapour stable isotope time series reveal tropical atmospheric processes on multiple timescales. Hydrological Processes. 2020; 34: 111– 124. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13576
Site contact
Name: Niels C. Munksgaard
Email: niels.munksgaard@jcu.edu.au