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2005 | Buch

Isotopes in the Water Cycle

Past, Present and Future of a Developing Science

herausgegeben von: Pradeep K. Aggarwal, Joel R. Gat, Klaus F.O. Froehlich

Verlag: Springer Netherlands

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Environmental isotope and nuclear techniques provide unmatched insights into the processes governing the water cycle and its variability under past and present climates. This monograph is recommended to advanced students and specialists and presents historical perspective, state of the art applications and new developments of isotopes in hydrology, environmental disciplines and climate change studies.

The spectrum of isotope applications addressed in this monograph ranges from the assessment of groundwater resources in terms of recharge and flow regime, identification of palaeogroundwater, water balance of river basins and lakes, to studies of the past and present global environmental and climate changes. The contributions are written by renowned specialists in the various application fields.

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Frontmatter

Introduction

1.. Isotope Hydrology: A Historical Perspective from the IAEA
P.K. Aggarwal, K. Froehlich, R. Gonfiantini, J. R. Gat

Isotopic and Nuclear Methodologies

2.. Isotopic Tracers for Obtaining Hydrologic Parameters
H. Moser, W. Rauert
3.. Hydrologic Process Studies Using Radionuclides Produced by Cosmic Rays
D. Lal
4.. Stable Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes in Precipitation
L.L. Gourcy, M. Groening, P.K. Aggarwal
5.. Tritium in the Hydrologic Cycle
R.L. Michel
6.. Assessing Sources and Transformations of Sulphate and Nitrate in the Hydrosphere Using Isotope Techniques
B. Mayer
7.. Rare Gases
H.H. Loosli, R. Purtschert
8.. U and Th Series Nuclides in Natural Waters
A. Kaufman
9.. Optical Isotope Ratio Measurements in Hydrology
E.R.Th. Kerstel, H.A.J. Meijer

Hydrologic Process and Systems

10.. Some Classical Concepts Of Isotope Hydrology
“Rayleigh fractionation, Meteoric Water Lines, the Dansgaard effects (altitude, latitude, distance from coast and amount effects) and the dexcess parameter” Their inception, the role they played in the evolution of the discipline and how they have stood the test of time
J.R. Gat
11.. Isotopes in Lake Studies: A Historical Perspective
K.F.O. Froehlich, R. Gonfiantini, K. Rozanski
12.. A Review of Isotope Applications in Catchment Hydrology
T. Vitvar, P.K. Aggarwal, J.J. Mcdonnell
13.. Contribution of Isotopic and Nuclear Tracers to Study of Groundwaters
W.M. Edmunds
14.. Dating of Young Groundwater
L.N. Plummer
15.. Dating of Old Groundwater — History, Potential, Limits and Future
M.A. Geyh
16.. Geothermal Systems
Y.K. Kharaka, R.H. Mariner
17.. Saline Waters
J. Horita

Hydroclimatic Processes and Systems

18.. Isotopes in Atmospheric Moisture
K. Rozanski
19.. How Much Climatic Information Do Water Isotopes Contain?
A systematic comparison between the IAEA/GNIP isotope network and the ECHAM 4 atmospheric general circulation model
G. Hoffmann, M. Cuntz, J. Jouzel, M. Werner
20.. Stable Isotopes through the Holocene as Recorded in Low-Latitude, High-Altitude Ice Cores
L.G. Thompson, M.E. Davis
21.. Groundwater as an Archive of Climatic and Environmental Change
W.M. Edmunds
22.. Isotopic Palaeolimnology
F. Gasse
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Metadaten
Titel
Isotopes in the Water Cycle
herausgegeben von
Pradeep K. Aggarwal
Joel R. Gat
Klaus F.O. Froehlich
Copyright-Jahr
2005
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Electronic ISBN
978-1-4020-3023-9
Print ISBN
978-1-4020-3010-9
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3023-1