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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4019-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4019-2023
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Isotopic variations in surface waters and groundwaters of an extremely arid basin and their responses to climate change
Yu Zhang
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Hongbing Tan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Peixin Cong
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Dongping Shi
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Wenbo Rao
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Xiying Zhang
Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, CAS, Xining 810008, China
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Short summary
Rapid climate warming creates barriers for us to investigate water resource states. Using stable and radioactive isotopes, we identified the seasonality and spatiality of the water cycle in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. Climate warming/humidification accelerates the water cycle in alpine arid basins. Precipitation and meltwater infiltrate along preferential flow paths to facilitate rapid groundwater recharge. Total water resources may show an initially increasing and then decreasing trend.
Rapid climate warming creates barriers for us to investigate water resource states. Using stable...