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Water Stable Isotopes in the Central Altai Mountainous Rivers as Indicator of Glacier Meltwater Fraction in Runoff.
- Source :
- Water (20734441); May2024, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p1288, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- We used stable water isotopes (δ<superscript>18</superscript>O and δ<superscript>2</superscript>H) to identify the fractions of glacier meltwater and summer precipitation in the runoff in the Taldura River in the Altai mountains. The mean isotopic characteristics of glacier ice, snow, summer precipitation and river water were obtained. Using isotopic separation of hydrographs, we determined that glacier feeding completely prevails throughout the Taldura River in the middle of the ablation season. In general, the fraction of glacier meltwater in the Taldura River's runoff in the ablation season varies from 80% to 95% depending on local weather conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RUNOFF
MELTWATER
STABLE isotopes
GLACIERS
ALPINE glaciers
WEATHER
WATER use
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20734441
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Water (20734441)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177179646
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/w16091288