OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN ISOTOPES IN THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
| Autor: | Joel R Gat |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Hydrology
geography geography.geographical_feature_category Global meteoric water line Moisture recycling Astronomy and Astrophysics Aquifer Isotope fractionation Space and Planetary Science Isotope hydrology Environmental chemistry Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Meteoric water Water cycle Surface water Geology |
| Zdroj: | Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 24:225-262 |
| ISSN: | 1545-4495 0084-6597 |
| Popis: | ▪ Abstract Changes of the isotopic composition of water within the water cycle provide a recognizable signature, relating such water to the different phases of the cycle. The isotope fractionations that accompany the evaporation from the ocean and other surface waters and the reverse process of rain formation account for the most notable changes. As a result, meteoric waters are depleted in the heavy isotopic species of H and O relative to ocean waters, whereas waters in evaporative systems such as lakes, plants, and soilwaters are relatively enriched. During the passage through the aquifers, the isotope composition of water is essentially a conservative property at ambient temperatures, but at elevated temperatures, interaction with the rock matrix may perturb the isotope composition. These changes of the isotope composition in atmospheric waters, surface water, soil, and groundwaters, as well as in the biosphere, are applied in the characterization of hydrological system as well as indicators of paleo-climatological conditions in proxy materials in climatic archives, such as ice, lake sediments, or organic materials. |
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