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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-4439-2016
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-4439-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
| 
03 Nov 2016
Research article |
| 03 Nov 2016
Solar-forced diurnal regulation of cave drip rates via phreatophyte evapotranspiration
Katie Coleborn
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Kensington NSW 2052, Australia
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Australia, Kensington NSW 2052, Australia
Gabriel C. Rau
Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Kensington NSW 2052, Australia
Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Manly Vale NSW 2093, Australia
Mark O. Cuthbert
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Andy Baker
Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Kensington NSW 2052, Australia
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Australia, Kensington NSW 2052, Australia
Owen Navarre
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Australia, Kensington NSW 2052, Australia
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11 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Spatiotemporal variation in cave percolation waters: A functional approach R. Chapman et al.
- A Comparison of Time‐Frequency Signal Processing Methods for Identifying Non‐Perennial Streamflow Events From Streambed Surface Temperature Time Series D. Partington et al.
- Mineralogical and chemical characterization of speleothems from the “Doña Lucrecia” cave, Rionegro, Santander (Colombia): A preliminary approach for paleoclimate record J. Gelvez-Chaparro et al.
- Quantifying temporal variability and spatial heterogeneity in rainfall recharge thresholds in a montane karst environment A. Baker et al.
- Rainfall recharge thresholds in a subtropical climate determined using a regional cave drip water monitoring network A. Baker et al.
- Hydrological and geochemical responses of fire in a shallow cave system F. Bian et al.
- Historical droughts in Southeast Australia recorded in a New South Wales stalagmite N. Scroxton et al.
- The impact of fire on the geochemistry of speleothem-forming drip water in a sub-alpine cave K. Coleborn et al.
- A Review of Speleothems as Archives for Paleofire Proxies, With Australian Case Studies M. Campbell et al.
- An underground drip water monitoring network to characterize rainfall recharge of groundwater at different geologies, environments, and climates across Australia A. Baker et al.
- Influence of vegetation change on drip water dynamics and geochemical proxies in a shallow karst cave system Y. Lyu et al.
11 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Spatiotemporal variation in cave percolation waters: A functional approach R. Chapman et al.
- A Comparison of Time‐Frequency Signal Processing Methods for Identifying Non‐Perennial Streamflow Events From Streambed Surface Temperature Time Series D. Partington et al.
- Mineralogical and chemical characterization of speleothems from the “Doña Lucrecia” cave, Rionegro, Santander (Colombia): A preliminary approach for paleoclimate record J. Gelvez-Chaparro et al.
- Quantifying temporal variability and spatial heterogeneity in rainfall recharge thresholds in a montane karst environment A. Baker et al.
- Rainfall recharge thresholds in a subtropical climate determined using a regional cave drip water monitoring network A. Baker et al.
- Hydrological and geochemical responses of fire in a shallow cave system F. Bian et al.
- Historical droughts in Southeast Australia recorded in a New South Wales stalagmite N. Scroxton et al.
- The impact of fire on the geochemistry of speleothem-forming drip water in a sub-alpine cave K. Coleborn et al.
- A Review of Speleothems as Archives for Paleofire Proxies, With Australian Case Studies M. Campbell et al.
- An underground drip water monitoring network to characterize rainfall recharge of groundwater at different geologies, environments, and climates across Australia A. Baker et al.
- Influence of vegetation change on drip water dynamics and geochemical proxies in a shallow karst cave system Y. Lyu et al.
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Short summary
This is the first observation of tree water use in cave drip water. Our novel time series analysis using the synchrosqueeze transform identified daily and sub-daily oscillations in drip rate. The only hypothesis consistent with hydrologic theory and the data was that the oscillations were caused by solar driven pumping by trees above the cave. We propose a new protocol for inferring karst architecture and our findings support research on the impact trees on speleothem paleoclimate proxies.
This is the first observation of tree water use in cave drip water. Our novel time series...
