Stable Isotope Composition in Surface Water in the Upper Yellow River in Northwest China
Although stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen in surface waters (especially in river waters) are useful tools to understand regional hydrological processes, relevant information at some upper reaches of large rivers in western China is still limited. During 2016−2017, we focused on the L...
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| author | Mengyu Shi Shengjie Wang Athanassios A. Argiriou Mingjun Zhang Rong Guo Rong Jiao Jingjing Kong Yaning Zhang Xue Qiu Su’e Zhou |
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| description | Although stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen in surface waters (especially in river waters) are useful tools to understand regional hydrological processes, relevant information at some upper reaches of large rivers in western China is still limited. During 2016−2017, we focused on the Liujiaxia Reservoir along the upper Yellow River, where we collected surface water samples at two locations, above and below the dam (identified as “lake water” and “river water”). The results show that the heavy isotopes in lake and river waters are enriched during the warm months, when the river discharge is large, and depleted during the cold months. The slopes of the water line (<i>δ</i><sup>2</sup>H versus <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O) for both the lake and river waters were lower than that of the global mean, due to evaporation. The different <i>d</i> values of the lake and river water reflect the regional evaporation and water sources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-004c7b374e0b4bf087c3bec701cce6552022-12-22T02:51:34ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412019-05-0111596710.3390/w11050967w11050967Stable Isotope Composition in Surface Water in the Upper Yellow River in Northwest ChinaMengyu Shi0Shengjie Wang1Athanassios A. Argiriou2Mingjun Zhang3Rong Guo4Rong Jiao5Jingjing Kong6Yaning Zhang7Xue Qiu8Su’e Zhou9College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaCollege of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaLaboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Physics Department, University of Patras, GR-265 00 Patras, GreeceCollege of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaCollege of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaCollege of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaCollege of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaCollege of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaCollege of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaCollege of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaAlthough stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen in surface waters (especially in river waters) are useful tools to understand regional hydrological processes, relevant information at some upper reaches of large rivers in western China is still limited. During 2016−2017, we focused on the Liujiaxia Reservoir along the upper Yellow River, where we collected surface water samples at two locations, above and below the dam (identified as “lake water” and “river water”). The results show that the heavy isotopes in lake and river waters are enriched during the warm months, when the river discharge is large, and depleted during the cold months. The slopes of the water line (<i>δ</i><sup>2</sup>H versus <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O) for both the lake and river waters were lower than that of the global mean, due to evaporation. The different <i>d</i> values of the lake and river water reflect the regional evaporation and water sources.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/5/967stable isotopesurface waterriver waterYellow River |
| spellingShingle | Mengyu Shi Shengjie Wang Athanassios A. Argiriou Mingjun Zhang Rong Guo Rong Jiao Jingjing Kong Yaning Zhang Xue Qiu Su’e Zhou Stable Isotope Composition in Surface Water in the Upper Yellow River in Northwest China Water stable isotope surface water river water Yellow River |
| title | Stable Isotope Composition in Surface Water in the Upper Yellow River in Northwest China |
| title_full | Stable Isotope Composition in Surface Water in the Upper Yellow River in Northwest China |
| title_fullStr | Stable Isotope Composition in Surface Water in the Upper Yellow River in Northwest China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stable Isotope Composition in Surface Water in the Upper Yellow River in Northwest China |
| title_short | Stable Isotope Composition in Surface Water in the Upper Yellow River in Northwest China |
| title_sort | stable isotope composition in surface water in the upper yellow river in northwest china |
| topic | stable isotope surface water river water Yellow River |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/5/967 |
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