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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4613-2019
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05 Dec 2019
Research article |
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Effects of leaf length and development stage on the triple oxygen isotope signature of grass leaf water and phytoliths: insights for a proxy of continental atmospheric humidity
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE,
Aix-en-Provence, France
Elizabeth Webb
Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario, Canada
Amaelle Landais
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
(LSCE/IPSL/CEA/CNRS/UVSQ), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Clément Piel
Ecotron Européen de Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, UPS 3248 CNRS,
Campus Baillarguet, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
Sébastien Devidal
Ecotron Européen de Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, UPS 3248 CNRS,
Campus Baillarguet, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
Corinne Sonzogni
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE,
Aix-en-Provence, France
Martine Couapel
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE,
Aix-en-Provence, France
Jean-Charles Mazur
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE,
Aix-en-Provence, France
Monique Pierre
Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario, Canada
Frédéric Prié
Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario, Canada
Christine Vallet-Coulomb
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE,
Aix-en-Provence, France
Clément Outrequin
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE,
Aix-en-Provence, France
Jacques Roy
Ecotron Européen de Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, UPS 3248 CNRS,
Campus Baillarguet, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
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This calibration study shows that despite isotope heterogeneity along grass leaves, the triple oxygen isotope composition of bulk leaf phytoliths can be estimated from the Craig and Gordon model, a mixing equation and a mean leaf water–phytolith fractionation exponent (lambda) of 0.521. The results strengthen the reliability of the 17O–excess of phytoliths to be used as a proxy of atmospheric relative humidity and open tracks for its use as an imprint of leaf water 17O–excess.
This calibration study shows that despite isotope heterogeneity along grass leaves, the triple...
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