Stable Isotopes in Precipitation and Atmospheric Moisture of Pailugou Catchment in Northwestern China's Qilian Mountains

FENG Fang; FENG Qi; LIU Xiande; WU Jinkui; LIU Wei

doi:10.1007/s11769-017-0849-y

Stable Isotopes in Precipitation and Atmospheric Moisture of Pailugou Catchment in Northwestern China's Qilian Mountains

doi: 10.1007/s11769-017-0849-y

1.
School of Geography, Geomatics and Planning, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China;
2.
Cold and Arid Regions Envi-ronmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
3.
Institute of Water Resources Conservation Forests in Qilian Mountains, Zhangye 734000, China

基金项目: Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41501085, 41461003), Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 2013M532094)

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FENG Fang.E-mail:fengfang@lzb.ac.cn

Stable Isotopes in Precipitation and Atmospheric Moisture of Pailugou Catchment in Northwestern China's Qilian Mountains

FENG Fang^{1,2
,},
FENG Qi²,
LIU Xiande³,
WU Jinkui²,
LIU Wei^2,3

1.
School of Geography, Geomatics and Planning, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China;
2.
Cold and Arid Regions Envi-ronmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
3.
Institute of Water Resources Conservation Forests in Qilian Mountains, Zhangye 734000, China

Funds: Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41501085, 41461003), Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 2013M532094)

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Corresponding author: FENG Fang.E-mail:fengfang@lzb.ac.cn

摘要: Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in precipitation have been widely used as effective traces to investigate hydrological processes such as evaporation and atmospheric moisture source. This study analyzed δD and δ¹⁸O of precipitation in continuous event-based samples at three stations of Pailugou Catchment from November 2012 to December 2013. The δ¹⁸O and δD values ranged from -32.32‰ to +3.23‰ and from -254.46‰ to +12.11‰, respectively. Results show that the δ¹⁸O displayed a distinct seasonal variation, with enriched values occurring in summer and relatively depleted values in winter, respectively. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the δ¹⁸O and δD values and local surface air temperature at all the three stations. The nearest Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP) station (Zhangye), compared to the Meteoric Water Lines for this study, showed the obvious local evaporation effects with lower intercept and slope. Additionally, d-excess (δD -8δ¹⁸O) parameter in precipitation exhibited an anti-phase seasonal variability with the δ¹⁸O. The 96-h back trajectories for each precipitation event using Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model indicated a dominant effect of westerly air masses in summer and the integrated influence of westerly and polar air masses in winter.
- meteoric precipitation /
- δ¹⁸O and δD /
- d-excess /
- moisture source /
- Pailugou Catchment
Abstract: Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in precipitation have been widely used as effective traces to investigate hydrological processes such as evaporation and atmospheric moisture source. This study analyzed δD and δ¹⁸O of precipitation in continuous event-based samples at three stations of Pailugou Catchment from November 2012 to December 2013. The δ¹⁸O and δD values ranged from -32.32‰ to +3.23‰ and from -254.46‰ to +12.11‰, respectively. Results show that the δ¹⁸O displayed a distinct seasonal variation, with enriched values occurring in summer and relatively depleted values in winter, respectively. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the δ¹⁸O and δD values and local surface air temperature at all the three stations. The nearest Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP) station (Zhangye), compared to the Meteoric Water Lines for this study, showed the obvious local evaporation effects with lower intercept and slope. Additionally, d-excess (δD -8δ¹⁸O) parameter in precipitation exhibited an anti-phase seasonal variability with the δ¹⁸O. The 96-h back trajectories for each precipitation event using Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model indicated a dominant effect of westerly air masses in summer and the integrated influence of westerly and polar air masses in winter.
- meteoric precipitation /
- δ¹⁸O and δD /
- d-excess /
- moisture source /
- Pailugou Catchment

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