Articles | Volume 24, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3627-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3627-2020
Research article
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22 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 22 Jul 2020

Investigating unproductive water losses from irrigated agricultural crops in the humid tropics through analyses of stable isotopes of water

Amani Mahindawansha, Christoph Külls, Philipp Kraft, and Lutz Breuer

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Stable isotopes of soil water are an effective tool to reveal soil hydrological processes in irrigated agricultural fields. Flow mechanisms and isotopic patterns of soil water in the soil matrix differ, depending on the crop and irrigation practices. Isotope data supported the fact that unproductive water losses via evaporation can be reduced by introducing dry seasonal crops to the crop rotation system.