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Isotope Rainout 2D: Rayleigh Distillation Cross-Section

A 2D side-on cross-section of a moist air mass raining out from ocean to mountain, with a live delta-18O strip chart plotted alongside the Majoube equilibrium-fractionation equation and real Rayleigh distillation of the vapor's isotope ratio.

Hydrology2DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

Details

CategoryHydrology

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyAdvanced

Target FPS60

ControlsSliders for sea-surface temperature, rainout rate, mountain height, playback speed, and cross-section zoom, plus pause/restart buttons and a re-center button; drag the terrain panel to pan manually while a live strip chart plots delta-18O of vapor and precipitation against distance travelled.

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A side-on cross-section of the same ocean-to-mountain journey: watch the vapor parcel drift across a terrain profile, rain out, and cool through the orographic lift near the range, while a live strip chart plots its δ¹⁸O value against distance so the "continental effect" and "altitude effect" that hydrologists measure in real rain samples show up directly as a downward-trending curve, not just a colour.

⚙ Under the hood

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install