Stable isotope variations of daily precipitation from 2014–2018 in the central United States

Stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen (δ(2)H, δ(18)O and δ(17)O) serve as powerful tracers in hydrological investigations. To our knowledge, daily precipitation isotope record especially (17)O-excess is rare in the mid-latitudes. To fill such knowledge gap, daily precipitation samples (n=446) were collected from June 2014 to May 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. A Triple Water Vapor Isotope Analyzer (T-WVIA) based on Off-Axis Integrated Cavity Output Spectroscopy (OA-ICOS) technique was used to concurrently measure precipitation isotopic variations (δ(2)H, δ(18)O and δ(17)O). Meanwhile, (17)O-excess and d-excess as second-order isotopic variables were calculated to provide additional information on precipitation formation and transport mechanisms. This study presents a four-year daily precipitation isotope dataset for mid-latitudes, and makes it available to researchers around the world who may use it as a reference for site comparisons and for assessing global hydrological models.