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Quantifying floodwater impacts on a lake water budget via volume-dependent transient stable isotope mass balance
Janie Masse-Dufresne
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Department of Civil, Geological, and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
Florent Barbecot
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Geotop-UQAM, Montreal, QC H2X 3Y7, Canada
Paul Baudron
Department of Civil, Geological, and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
John Gibson
InnoTech Alberta, 3-4476 Markham Street, Victoria, BC V8Z 7X8, Canada
Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3R4, Canada
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Short summary
A volume-dependent transient isotopic mass balance model was developed for an artificial lake in Canada, in a context where direct measurements of surface water fluxes are difficult. It revealed that floodwater inputs affected the dynamics of the lake in spring but also significantly influenced the long-term water balance due to temporary subsurface storage of floodwater. Such models are paramount for understanding the vulnerability of lakes to changes in groundwater quantity and quality.
A volume-dependent transient isotopic mass balance model was developed for an artificial lake in...
