Stable isotopes in global lakes integrate catchment and climatic controls on evaporation

An isotope synthesis of 1257 global lakes revealed on average 20% of inflow is lost to evaporation, but 10% of Earth’s lakes show extreme evaporative losses. Stable water isotope monitoring is an effective way to detect comparative climatic and catchment-scale impacts on lake water-balance budgets....

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Main Authors: Yuliya Vystavna, Astrid Harjung, Lucilena R. Monteiro, Ioannis Matiatos, Leonard I. Wassenaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27569-x