The effects of diachronous surface uplift of the European Alps on regional climate and the oxygen isotopic composition of precipitation

Boateng, Daniel; Mutz, Sebastian G.; Ballian, Armelle; Meijers, Maud J. M.; Methner, Katharina; Botsyun, Svetlana; Mulch, Andreas; Ehlers, Todd A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-1183-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-1183-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-1183-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

Research article

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17 Nov 2023

Research article |

| 17 Nov 2023

The effects of diachronous surface uplift of the European Alps on regional climate and the oxygen isotopic composition of precipitation

Daniel Boateng, Sebastian G. Mutz, Armelle Ballian, Maud J. M. Meijers, Katharina Methner, Svetlana Botsyun, Andreas Mulch, and Todd A. Ehlers

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-1183-2023-supplement

Data sets

Processed model output of the climate simulation in the study: The effects of diachronous surface uplift of the European Alps on regional climate and the isotopic composition of precipitation (delta18Op) [Boateng et al.] (1.0.0) D. Boateng, G. S. Mutz, A. Ballian, J. M. M. Meijers, K. Methner, S. Botsyun, A. Mulch, and A. T. Ehlers https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7143487

Model code and software

A functional based python module for processing, analysis and visualization of climate model output (pyClimat) (0.0.1) D. Boateng https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7143044

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We present model-based topographic sensitivity experiments that provide valuable constraints for interpreting past proxies and records of climate and tectonic processes. The study uses a climate model to quantify the response of regional climate and oxygen isotopic composition of precipitation to diachronous surface uplift scenarios across the European Alps. The results suggest that isotopic signal changes can be measured in geologic archives using stable isotope paleoaltimetry.