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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-4743-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-4743-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Combined and autonomous online measurement of water isotopes in snowflakes and atmospheric water vapor in East Antarctica
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Météo-France, CNRS, Univ. Toulouse, CNRM, Toulouse, France
Elise Fourré
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Niels Dutrievoz
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Cécile Agosta
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Olivier Jossoud
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Bénédicte Minster
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Frédéric Prié
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Olivier Cattani
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Valérie Masson-Delmotte
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Mathieu Casado
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Christophe Genthon
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Sorbonne Université/CNRS/École Polytechnique – IPP, Paris, France
Amaëlle Landais
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement – IPSL, UMR 8212, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Data sets
Online water isotopic composition in snowflakes and atmospheric water vapor at Dumont d'Urville T. Lauwers et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21457640
Short summary
This study presents a new method to measure the isotopic composition of snowfall and atmospheric water vapor in Antarctica. With a single laser spectrometer, it enables continuous, high frequency observations without human intervention. Tests in East Antarctica show a very good agreement with conventionnal snow sampling. This new sampling method opens new opportunities to better understand snowfall formation, improve climate models, and refine the interpretation of ice core climate records.
This study presents a new method to measure the isotopic composition of snowfall and atmospheric...