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Articles | Volume 27, issue 18
Articles | Volume 27, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3405-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3405-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 27, issue 18
Research article
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26 Sep 2023
Research article |  | 26 Sep 2023

Quantifying river water contributions to the transpiration of riparian trees along a losing river: lessons from stable isotopes and an iteration method

Yue Li, Ying Ma, Xianfang Song, Qian Zhang, and Lixin Wang

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We proposed an iteration method in combination with the MixSIAR model and water isotopes to quantify the river water contribution (RWC) to riparian deep-rooted trees nearby a losing river. River water can indirectly contribute by 20.3 % to water uptake of riparian trees. River recharged riparian groundwater rapidly with a short groundwater residence time (no more than 0.28 d). The RWC to riparian trees was negatively correlated with the water table depth and leaf δ13C in linear functions.
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