| Session Details | |
| Section | IG - Interdisciplinary Geosciences |
| Session Title | Recent Advances In Tracing Hydrometeorological And Hydrological Processes Using Stable Moisture Isotopes |
| Main Convener | Dr. Huade Guan (Flinders University, Australia) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Xinping Zhang (Hunan Normal University, China) Dr. Matthew Fischer (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia) Dr. Zhongfang Liu (Tongji University, China) Dr. Jonathon Wright (Tsinghua University, China) |
| Session Description | Stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition in moisture is resulted from, and thus can be used to unravel, complex hydrometeorological and hydrological processes. With recent development in isotopic analytical techniques, research based on stable water isotopes is rapidly increasing. According to Web of Science, the number of publications doubled in the recent decade. This session aims to bring together research advances in using H and O isotopic signatures in moisture (including snow, water, and vapour) to investigate processes in the water cycle, as well as the impacts of anthropogenic activities. We solicit studies investigating isotopic composition in precipitation, water vapour, throughfall, soil moisture, vegetation, surface water bodies and groundwater, as well as in urban environment. Studies on using dynamic isotopic signals and comparing isotopies between different storages to understand and estimate hydrological fluxes, on new sampling techniques, and on isotopic modelling, are particularly welcome. |