Review and Perspective on the Water Cycle Processes using Stable Isotope of Water

Abstract

Important studies on water cycle processes using stable isotope of water were reviewed. The objective papers on the global-scale water cycle were studies including isotopic ratios of ocean surface water and those of water vapor over the ocean as well as studies on atmospheric circulations using AGCM (atmospheric general circulation model) with stable isotope of water. Regional-scale studies on runoff processes, evapotranspiration or vegetation-related processes, and meso-scale precipitation processes were also revisited. Additionally studies on the paleoclimate and cryospheric processes, which closely related to temporal variations of water cycle processes, were focused. Finally, perspectives on the water cycle study using stable isotope of water were summarized.