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ISOTOPES OF OXYGEN-18 AND DEUTERIUM IN PRECIPITATION IN SLOVAKIA

In: Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, vol. 60, no. 4
Ladislav Holko - Michal Dóša - Juraj Michalko - Zdeno Kostka - Martin Šanda
Detaily:
Rok, strany: 2012, 265 - 0
Kľúčové slová:
Isotopes of Oxygen-18 and Deuterium in Precipitation, ?18O, Altitude and Air Temperature Gradients, Local Meteoric Water Line, Western Carpathians.
URL originálneho zdroja: http://www.ih.savba.sk/jhh
O článku:
The article synthesizes available information on isotopic composition of precipitation in Slovakia (the Western Carpathians). Monthly ?18O data from eleven stations and period 1988–1997 were used to investigate correlations among the stations, altitude, air temperature and precipitation amount effects. The mean annual altitude and air temperature gradients of ?18O in precipitation were 0.21‰/100 m and 0.36‰/1°C, respectively. Maps of spatial distribution of mean annual ?18O in precipitation based on both gradients were constructed. The two maps do not significantly differ for the majority of Slovakia. ?2H data were available for only three stations. Local meteoric water line derived for the station with the longest data series (?2H = = 7.86?18O + 6.99) was close to the Global Meteoric Water line. Its parameters in periods 1991–1993 and 1991–2008 did not change. The study indicates that a more detailed monitoring of isotopic composition of precipitation in mountains should be carried out in the future. The highest station exhibited very small seasonal variability of ?18O in precipitation compared to other Slovak stations. The second highest mountain station had significantly higher deuterium excess than the neighboring stations located in the valley. In some analyses the data from the nearest stations situated abroad (Vienna, Krakow) were used.