Abstract
Atmospheric isotopologues of water vapor (e.g., HDO) are important
tracers for understanding Earth’s hydrological cycles. Most remote
sensing measurements of these isotopologues, however, are column
averaged values and sparse in space and time. Measurements targeting the
planetary boundary layer (PBL) are much rarer. In this study, we
retrieved HDO and H from CLARS-FTS observations (2011-2019). The
isotopological abundance δD, which represents the relative difference of
the HDO/H2O ratio to a standard abundance ratio, is also
calculated. The averaged δD retrievals are (−156.1±60.0)‰ with an
uncertainty of (6.1±10.2)‰ for LA Basin Survey m and (−344.7±95.0)‰ with
an uncertainty of (42.4±31.6)‰ for Spectralon Viewing Observation mode.
In LA, the δD shows a seasonal cycle that is primarily driven by the
change of atmospheric humidity. The temporal variabilities in δD data
between CLARS-FTS and a collocated Total Carbon Column Observing Network
(TCCON) observatory are highly correlated. The difference between CLARS
and TCCON δD retrievals can primarily be attributed to the difference in
their observation geometries. We conclude that the HDO and δD
measurements from CLARS-FTS provide high spatial and temporal resolution
datasets for further study of hydrological processes in the LA megacity.