Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3873-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3873-2016
Research article
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20 Sep 2016
Research article |  | 20 Sep 2016

Exploring water cycle dynamics by sampling multiple stable water isotope pools in a developed landscape in Germany

Natalie Orlowski, Philipp Kraft, Jakob Pferdmenges, and Lutz Breuer

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The 2-year measurements of δ2H and δ18O in rainfall, stream, soil, and groundwater revealed that surface and groundwater are isotopically disconnected from the annual precipitation cycle but showed bidirectional interactions in the Schwingbach catchment. We established a hydrological model to estimate spatially distributed groundwater ages and flow directions. Our model revealed complex age dynamics and showed that runoff must have been stored in the catchment for much longer than event water.