Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1080/10256016.2013.835809 |
| Title (Primary) | Stable isotopes in river waters in the Tajik Pamirs: regional and temporal characteristics |
| Author | Meier, C.; Knoche, M.; Merz, R.; Weise, S.M. |
| Source Titel | Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies |
| Year | 2013 |
| Department | CATHYD |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Page From | 542 |
| Page To | 554 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | altitude effect; Central Asia; hydrogen-2; oxygen-18; Pamir; seasonal variations; surface water, water cycle |
| UFZ wide themes | RU2; |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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