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DOI 10.1080/10256016.2013.835809
Titel (primär) Stable isotopes in river waters in the Tajik Pamirs: regional and temporal characteristics
Autor Meier, C.; Knoche, M.; Merz, R.; Weise, S.M.
Quelle Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
Department CATHYD
Band/Volume 49
Heft 4
Seite von 542
Seite bis 554
Sprache englisch
Keywords altitude effect; Central Asia; hydrogen-2; oxygen-18; Pamir; seasonal variations; surface water, water cycle
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Abstract The Gunt River catchment in the Central Pamirs is a representative of the headwater catchments of  the
Aral Sea Basin. It covers 14,000 km2 , spanning altitudes between 2000 and 6700 m a.s.l. In a
monitoring network, water samples were taken at 30 sampling points every month and analysed for the
stable water isotopes (18 O and 2 H). Our first results show δ2 H values in the range from −131.2
to −94.9 ‰ and δ18 O values from −18.0 to −14.0 ‰. The stable isotope patterns in the catchment
seem to follow a systematic way, dominated by an altitude effect with a mean ßδ2 H = −3.6 ‰/100 m.
The observed seasonal variations can be explained by geographical aspects such as the influence of
different wind systems as well as melting processes.
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Meier, C., Knoche, M., Merz, R., Weise, S.M. (2013):
Stable isotopes in river waters in the Tajik Pamirs: regional and temporal characteristics
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 49 (4), 542 - 554 10.1080/10256016.2013.835809