| Session Details | |
| Section | IG - Interdisciplinary Geosciences |
| Session Title | Tracing Hydrometeorological, Ecohydrological and Hydrological Processes Using Stable Water Isotopes |
| Main Convener | Dr. Huade Guan (Flinders University, Australia) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Xinping Zhang (Hunan Normal University, China) Dr. Grzegorz Skrzypek (The University of Western Australia, Australia) |
| Session Description | Stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition in water is resulted from, and thus can be used to unravel, complex hydrometeorological, ecohydrological, 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. Based on water isotopes, an emerging “two water worlds” hypothesis has been proposed and attracts increasing research interest. 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 to improve understanding and modelling of physical processes, and estimating hydrological fluxes are particularly welcome. |