A review of isotope ecohydrology in the cold regions of Western China

The mountainous alpine area in western China is an Asian water tower and is an important ecological barrier area. Based on the previous research results, this study sorted out and summarized the isotopic ecohydrology of the alpine mountains in the western China and found that the local meteoric wate...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2023-01, Vol.857, p.159438-159438, Article 159438
Main Authors: Baijuan, Zhang, Zongxing, Li, Qi, Feng, Baiting, Zhang, Juan, Gui
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cold regions
Eco-hydrological effects
Environmental effects
Stable isotopes
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Summary:The mountainous alpine area in western China is an Asian water tower and is an important ecological barrier area. Based on the previous research results, this study sorted out and summarized the isotopic ecohydrology of the alpine mountains in the western China and found that the local meteoric water line (LMWL) in the west of the alpine mountains is δD = 7.44δ18O + 5.23 (R2 = 0.86). The temperature effect showed an increasing trend from the south to north, while the precipitation effect showed an opposite direction. The water vapor sources in the western alpine mountains are complex. When the temperature coefficient is
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159438