Environmental isotopes in hydrologychapter 3 4 水文环境同位素第3章4.pdfVIP

76 Chapter 3 Precipitation can be recognized in isotopically distinct layers where enriched summer layers alternate with isotopically depleted winter horizons. This stratification can be preserved for thousands of years. Inter-annual climatic changes are also recorded in great detail, and so the 8180 in ice cores is a proxy for temperature that provides a record of climate change. The isotope stratigraphy of the major ice caps in the northern and southern hemispheres has been examined by various groups in an effort