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Precipitation stable isotopic signatures of tropical cyclones in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines, show significant negative isotopic excursions
Dominik Jackisch
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore 639798
Bi Xuan Yeo
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore 639798
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore 639798
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore 639798
Shaoneng He
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore 639798
Danica Linda M. Cantarero
Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman,
Quezon City 1101, Philippines
Fernando P. Siringan
Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman,
Quezon City 1101, Philippines
Nathalie F. Goodkin
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore 639798
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore 639798
American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024, USA
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The Philippines is a nation very vulnerable to devastating typhoons. We investigate if stable isotopes of precipitation can be used to detect typhoon activities in the Philippines based on daily isotope measurements from Metropolitan Manila. We find that strong typhoons such as Rammasun, which occurred in July 2014, leave detectable isotopic signals in precipitation. Besides other factors, the distance of the typhoon to the sampling site plays a key role in influencing the signal.
The Philippines is a nation very vulnerable to devastating typhoons. We investigate if stable...
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