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Relationship of seasonal variations in drip water δ13CDIC, δ18O, and trace elements with surface and physical cave conditions of La Vallina cave, NW Spain
Oliver Kost
Geological Institute, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Saúl González-Lemos
ASCIEM Consulting SLP, C/Gutiérrez Herrero 52, 33402 Avilés, Spain
Laura Rodríguez-Rodríguez
Departamento Geología, Universidad de Oviedo, C/Jesús Arias de Velasco s/n, 33005 Oviedo, Spain
Jakub Sliwinski
Geological Institute, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews, Queen's Terrace, KY16 9AJ St Andrews, Scotland
Laura Endres
Geological Institute, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Negar Haghipour
Geological Institute, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Ion Beam Physics, ETH Zürich, Otto-Stern-Weg 5, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Geological Institute, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
Cave monitoring studies including cave drip water are unique opportunities to sample water which has percolated through the soil and rock. The change in drip water chemistry is resolved over the course of 16 months, inferring seasonal and hydrological variations in soil and karst processes at the water–air and water–rock interface. Such data sets improve the understanding of hydrological and hydrochemical processes and ultimately advance the interpretation of geochemical stalagmite records.
Cave monitoring studies including cave drip water are unique opportunities to sample water which...
