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HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION OF THE AMAZON RIVER USING 18O AS AN ISOTOPIC TRACER

Authors :
J. MORTATTI
J.M. MORAES
J.C. RODRIGUES, JR
R.L. VICTORIA
L.A. MARTINELLI
Source :
Scientia Agricola, Vol 54, Iss 3, Pp -173 (1997)
Publication Year :
1997
Publisher :
Universidade de São Paulo, 1997.

Abstract

The 18O content of rain and river waters was used as an isotopic tracer in order to carry out the hydrograph separation of the Amazon river, during the 1973-1974 hydrological years, and to estimate the contributions of the surface runoff (event water) and baseflow (pre-event water) components to the total river flow. The average surface runoff and baseflow contributions were 30.3 and 69.7% respectively. At peak discharge, the mean contribution of the baseflow was about 57%. The results of the isotopic separation model were compared with the filter-separation autoregressive method, showing similar behavior and magnitude.Os teores de 18O em águas de chuva e amostras de água de rio foram utilizados como traçadores num modelo isotópico de separação de hidrógrafas do rio Amazonas durante o período 1973-1974, com o intuito de se estimar as contribuições do escoamento superficial rápido e escoamento de base para o escoamento total da bacia de drenagem. As contribuições médias desses reservatórios foram de 30,3 e 69,7% respectivamente. Durante o período de pico de cheia, o fluxo de base contribuiu com cerca de 57% do volume total de água escoada. Os resultados do modelo de separação isotópico foram comparados com o método estatístico de filtros auto-recursivos, mostrando comportamentos similares.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
01039016 and 1678992X
Volume :
54
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Scientia Agricola
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9bd45e048894946af85b8fd6d773b99
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90161997000200009