Recharge sources and hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in semiarid and karstic environments: A field study in the Granada Basin (Southern Spain)

The objective of this study is to refine the understanding of recharge processes in watersheds representative for karstic semiarid areas by means of stable isotope analysis and hydrogeochemistry. The study focuses on the Granada aquifer system which is located in an intramontane basin bounded by high mountain ranges providing elevation differences of almost 2900 m. These altitude gradients lead to important temperature and precipitation gradients and provide excellent conditions for the application of stable isotopes of water whose composition depends mainly on temperature. Samples of rain, snow, surface water and groundwater were collected at 154 locations for stable isotope studies (δ¹⁸O, D) and, in the case of ground- and surface waters, also for major and minor ion analysis. Thirty-seven springs were sampled between 2 and 5 times from October 2004 to March 2005 along an altitudinal gradient from 552 masl in the Granada basin to 2156 masl in Sierra Nevada. Nine groundwater samples were taken from the discharge of operating wells in the Granada basin which are all located between 540 and 728 masl. The two main rivers were monitored every 2–3 weeks at three different altitudes. Rainfall being scarce during the sampling period, precipitation could only be sampled during four rainfall events. Calculated recharge altitudes of springs showed that source areas of mainly snowmelt recharge are generally located between 1600 and 2000 masl. The isotope compositions of spring water indicate water sources from the western Mediterranean as well as from the Atlantic without indicating a seasonal trend. The isotope pattern of the Quaternary aquifer reflects the spatial separation of different sources of recharge which occur mainly by bankfiltration of the main rivers. Isotopic signatures in the southeastern part of the aquifer indicate a considerable recharge contribution by subsurface flow discharged from the adjacent carbonate aquifer. No evaporation effects due to agricultural irrigation were detected.     

祁连山古浪河流域径流组分特征

为了探究气候变暖、冰冻圈急剧萎缩背景下祁连山内陆河的水文状况,依据古浪河流域所采集的各类水体样品和相关观测数据,分析了各水体稳定同位素特征及其所指示的环境意义,并进行了径流分割。结果表明：（1）与降水相比,河水稳定同位素年际变化较小,从季节变化角度来看,河水δ¹⁸O值夏季 > 秋季 > 春季 > 冬季,反映了不同季节蒸发强度的差异。（2）泉水稳定同位素特征与河水相似,年际变化较为稳定,表明山区河水与泉水之间可能存在转换过程。（3）由于土壤水分交换、地表土壤蒸发、植被蒸腾以及土壤水和地下水之间的同位素差异,引起土壤水同位素组成的梯度差异比较明显,土壤水δ¹⁸O由地表向下经历了富集―贫化―富集的过程,d-excess变化则与之相反。（4）径流分割结果显示大气降水对古浪河流域出山径流的补给率高达76%±2.4%,冻土层上水补给为24%±2.4%。     

昆明市黑龙潭岩溶泉氢氧稳定同位素分析

黑龙潭位于昆明市北缘的五老山山麓,沿黑龙潭东支断裂带出露地表,该区分布三个岩溶泉,分别是:清水潭、浑水潭、小水潭,文章运用氢氧稳定同位素方法对它们进行连续的观测研究。通过对大气降水和泉水氢氧稳定同位素特征进行分析,揭示研究区岩溶泉水的来源及泉域含水层特征。得出以下结论:（1）通过大气降水δ18O -δD 关系建立当地大气降水线,大气降水线和泉水的稳定同位素分析表明泉水来源于大气降水,而且主要来源于夏季降水。（2）高斯混合模型分析结果表明,清水潭的补给不仅来源于野猫山地区,还包括径流过程中的入渗补给,而且入渗补给量并不小。浑水潭旱雨两季补给类型有所区别。小水潭除受北部二叠系灰岩含水层补给之外,很有可能也受东北部玄武岩山地的孔洞裂隙水补给。      

乌鲁木齐河流域不同水体中的氧稳定同位素

采用乌鲁木齐河流域历年采集的降水、表层粒雪、冰川融水和河川径流等水样资料,分析了取样期间不同水样中氧稳定同位素的变化,揭示了降水中氧稳定同位素变化存在着明显的温度效应,而温度效应又与海拔高度有关;表层粒雪和冰川融水中氧稳定同位素则无明显的高度效应;冰川融水中的氧稳定同位素比率小于河川径流中的氧稳定同位素比率。评估了不同影响因子对水循环过程中稳定同位素变化的影响及相互作用,为稳定同位素技术在水循环研究中的应用提供了实例。     

雾水的D和18O同位素研究进展

凝结水的D、¹⁸O同位素研究目前主要集中在雾水方面,露水和土壤吸附水的相关研究仍属空白。由于形成时的温度较高,大多数雾水的D、¹⁸O同位素较当地雨水富集,但不同类型雾的同位素特征存在差异。平流式海洋雾为单级的蒸发—冷凝封闭循环系统的首次凝结,D、¹⁸O同位素较当地雨水显著富集;热带云雾林中的地形雾与降雨同时发生,且水分源于同一云团,δD、δ¹⁸O值差异较小;内陆辐射雾因部分水汽源于当地水分的再循环,过量氘和δD、δ¹⁸O值高于降雨。目前有少量研究用D、¹⁸O同位素指示雾水对植被、地下水和地表径流的补给作用,但以定性分析为主,基于端元混合模型的定量评价极少。露水和土壤吸附水的稳定同位素研究是干旱区凝结水研究的重要方向;D、¹⁸O同位素与其它同位素或化学指标的结合有助于促进凝结水生态水文效应的研究进展;短间隔、高密度的长期观测和用于稳定同位素分析的凝结水采样器的设计是需要进一步开展的工作。     

Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes of Waters in the Ordos Basin,China: Implications for Recharge of Groundwater in the North of Cretaceous Groundwater Basin

Hundreds of precipitation samples collected from meteorological stations in the Ordos Basin from January 1988 to December 2005 were used to set up a local meteoric water line and to calculate weighted average isotopic compositions of modern precipitation. Oxygen and hydrogen isotopes, with averages of ?7.8‰ and ?53.0‰ for δ18O and δD, respectively, are depleted in winter and rich in spring, and gradually decrease in summer and fall, illustrating that the seasonal effect is considerable. They also show that the isotopic difference between south portion and north portion of the Ordos Basin are not obvious, and the isotope in the middle portion is normally depleted. The isotope compositions of 32 samples collected from shallow groundwater (less than a depth of 150 m) in desert plateau range from ?10.6‰ to ?6.0‰ with an average of ?8.4‰ for δ18O and from ?85‰ to ?46‰ with an average of ?63‰ for δD. Most of them are identical with modern precipitation. The isotope compositions of 22 middle and deep groundwaters (greater than a depth of 275 m) fall in ranges from ?11.6‰ to ?8.8‰ with an average of ?10.2‰ for δ18O and from ?89‰ to ?63‰ with an average of ?76‰ for δD. The average values are significantly less than those of modern precipitation, illustrating that the middle and deep groundwaters were recharged at comparatively lower air temperatures. Primary analysis of 14C shows that the recharge of the middle and deep groundwaters started at late Pleistocene. The isotopes of 13 lake water samples collected from eight lakes define a local evaporation trend, with a relatively flat slope of 3.77, and show that the lake waters were mainly fed by modern precipitation and shallow groundwater.     

赤水林区旱季雾水对地表径流的水量贡献

为探明赤水林区旱季地表径流补给来源组成以及雾水对该地区的水量贡献,于2014年12月对区域内水量大、易进入的3条瀑布径流进行了采样,样品包括雾水、泉水和溪水。通过对水样进行D、18O同位素分析,并与遵义的降水同位素数据对比,发现赤水林区旱季雾水的D、18O明显比降水富集;泉水和溪水具有相似的氢氧同位素组成,都落在11月与12月的降水同位素之间,且都分布于遵义地区降水线附近。赤水林区旱季地表径流主要受地下水补给,地下水是前期间断性的降水与持续不断的雾水的混合。雾水间接补给地表径流,是旱季地表径流重要的水量来源。在四洞沟、十丈洞和燕子岩这几个区域的平均补给量达到了24.1%(D同位素的计算结果),18O同位素的计算结果为20.0%。     

Stable Isotope in Precipitation in the Southern Tibetan Plateau Revealing Strong Signal of Monsoon Precipitation

STABLE ISOTOPE IN PRECIPITATION IN THE SOUTHERN TIBETAN PLATEAU REVEALING STRONG SIGNAL OF MONSOON PRECIPITATION     

基于氢氧稳定同位素的武汉北部新城地表水-地下水转换关系研究

【研究目的】揭示武汉北部新城地表水、地下水的氢氧稳定同位素特征及其相互作用。【研究方法】2019年，采集、测定了降水样7件、河水样6件、水库样14件、民井样98件、泉水样3件和钻孔样11件，并收集到武汉站1986—1998年的监测数据50件，以空间分析和流域分析为基础，氢氧稳定同位素分析为手段。【研究结果】（1）武汉降水氢氧同位素随季节变化，并表现出“降雨效应”明显、“温度效应”不明显的特点；（2）地表水在枯水期受到强烈的蒸散发，表现出一定的“地貌效应”与“干支流效应”的特征；（3）民井、泉和钻孔等地下水均源于大气降水，表现出“含水层埋深效应”与“山区平原效应”的特点；（4）枯水期，界河流域中界河获得了上游水库和地下水的补给，夏家寺水库流域中夏家寺水库得到了地下水补给。【结论】氢氧同位素能显著提高武汉北部新城地表水-地下水相互转换规律的认识。创新点：利用各类水体氢氧同位素组成及空间分布特征，揭示了武汉北部新城降水、地表水和地下水相互转换的规律     

北麓河多年冻土区降水及河水稳定同位素特征分析

为了进一步全面理解和探索青藏高原水文水循环过程,采用同位素方法并结合气象资料对青藏高原北麓河区域2011年6~12月降水和河水稳定同位素时空特征进行分析。探讨了北麓河降水同位素与日平均气温、降水量之间的相互关系,同时也对比分析了北麓河降水和河水的同位素变化特征。结果表明:北麓河降水同位素在整个观测期内总体受温度控制,但存在季节变化,其中6~9月降水同位素受到温度和降水量效应的共同控制,9月以后则主要受温度的影响。河水同位素与降水同位素相似的变化特征,体现了降水补给特征,另外降水量也能够影响河水同位素变化:降水量小则降水对其影响较小,反之则大。与北麓河降水线相比,河水δ18O~δD关系的斜率和截距偏大,揭示该区域河水除了受大气降水的补给外,还受到区域水体内循环和蒸发分馏作用的影响。     

山西龙子祠岩溶泉流量动态特征与影响因素分析

选取山西南部典型岩溶泉龙子祠泉域为研究对象,利用1954-2018年65年长时序的泉水流量、降水监测数据及1990-2018年的开采数据,分析其动态特征及响应规律。结果表明:该泉域泉流量在2.94～8.39 m3·s-1之间波动,多年平均流量为4.74 m3·s-1;年内泉流量对降水补给响应有4个月的时间滞后性;开采量保持较高水平时,泉流量总体呈明显下降趋势。利用多元回归方法建立两个阶段（1954-1989年和1990-2018年）的数学模型,并对其进行模拟和误差分析,结果显示:第一阶段泉流量影响因素主要为前一年降水和前两年降水;1990年开始存在开采活动,第二阶段受降水和开采共同制约,与当年开采量负相关且受其影响最为强烈,其次受前一年和前两年降水影响;整个时间序列上流量误差为11.62%,模拟效果较好。      

Stable isotope composition of Hellenic bottled waters

Bottled waters are an increasingly significant product in the human diet. In this work, we present a dataset of stable isotope ratios for bottled waters sampled in Greece. A total of 25 domestic brands of bottled still waters, collected on the Greek market in 2009, were analysed for δ¹⁸O and δ²H. The measured stable isotope ratios range from − 9.9‰ to − 6.9‰ for δ¹⁸O and from − 67.50‰ to − 46.5‰ for δ²H. Comparison of bottled water isotope ratios with natural spring water isotope ratios demonstrates that on average the isotopic composition of bottled water tends to be similar to the composition of naturally available local water sources, showing that bottled water isotope ratios preserve information about the water sources from which they were derived and suggesting that in many cases bottled water should not be considered as an isotopically distinct component of the human diet. This investigation also helped to determine the natural origin of bottled water, and to indicate differences between the natural and production processes. The production process may influence the isotopic composition of waters. No such modification was observed for sampled waters in this study. The isotopic methods applied can be used for the authentication of bottled waters and for use in the regulatory monitoring of water products.     

黑河上游降水同位素特征及其水汽来源分析

为了加深对黑河上游水循环过程的理解, 以研究区5个站点2015年8月至2016年8月的降水同位素实测数据和气象数据为基础, 除对降水同位素特征进行分析外, 主要利用TrajStat软件中的后向轨迹计算模块与潜在源贡献因子分析（PSCF）方法, 对研究区降水的水汽来源进行了分析, 并结合水汽通量等方法进行了补充分析。结果表明： 降水同位素呈夏高冬低趋势, 大气水线斜率（8.02）和截距（11.02）均高于全球大气水线的斜率（8.00）和截距（10.00）, 存在温度效应（δ¹⁸O=0.43x-10.82, r=0.54, P<0.0001）, 不存在降水量效应（δ¹⁸O=-0.05x-7.81, r=0.03, P<0.0001）; 研究区降水受多种水汽影响, 西风水汽影响最大。夏季除受西风水汽影响外, 还受东南季风水汽影响显著且水汽来源复杂; 研究区夏季的潜在蒸发源地集中在一些相对湿度和蒸发量较大的地区, 如祁连山区、 河西地区、 柴达木盆地北部、 青藏高原东南部及酒泉地区西南部等; 当降水量小、 温度高时, 持续性降水的大气水线方程的斜率和截距较小, 暴雨稳定同位素值较贫化, 受东南季风水汽影响最大, 其次是北方和西风水汽, 多种水汽辐合是暴雨事件发生的必要条件。     

Stable isotopic compositions of Recent freshwater cyanobacterial carbonates from the British Isles: local and regional environmental controls

Recent (<50 years old) freshwater cyanobacterial carbonates from diverse environments (streams, lakes, waterfalls) throughout Britain and Ireland were analysed for their stable carbon and oxygen isotope compositions. The mean δ¹⁸O value of ?5–9‰ PDB for river and stream data represents calcite precipitation in equilibrium with the mean oxygen isotopic composition of precipitation in central Britain (?7–5‰SMOW) assuming a mean water temperature of 9°C. The mean δ¹⁸O of lake data, ?4–5‰ PDB, is statistically different, reflecting the effects of residence time and/or variations in the oxygen isotopic composition of rainfall. Carbon isotopes have wide variations in both fluviatile and lake data sets (+ 3 to ?12‰ PDB). These variations are principally controlled in the fluviatile samples by contribution of isotopically light ‘soil zone’ carbon relative to isotopically heavier carbon from limestone aquifer rock dissolution. Lake samples have the heaviest carbon isotope values, reflecting a trend toward isotopic equilibrium between atmospheric CO₂ and aqueous HCO^?₃. We infer that isotopic compositions of ancient cyanobacterial carbonates should also record environmental information, although the effects of stabilization and diagenesis on primary δ¹⁸O values will need careful consideration. Primary carbon isotope compositions should be well preserved, although in marine samples values will be buffered by the isotopic composition of aqueous marine bicarbonate.     

Stable isotopic and geochemical data for inferring sources of recharge and groundwater flow on the volcanic island of Rishiri,Japan

An isotopic and chemical study was conducted on precipitation, spring water, streams, groundwater wells and submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to constrain the recharge areas and flow paths of SGD. The isotopic values of precipitation were used to determine the local meteoric water lines (LMWLs) of Rishiri Island. The d-excess values of precipitation showed seasonal variation, with lows of 2.5‰ in the summer and highs of 24.2‰ in the winter. The d-excess values of spring water, streams, groundwater wells and SGD ranged from 12.5‰ to 23.0‰, indicating that the resulting waters were a mix of two seasons of precipitation. The isotopic composition of the groundwater wells sampled along the coast and SGD showed more negative values than that of the spring water sampled along the coast. This indicated that SGD recharged at high altitudes and flowed into the sea. The isotopic and chemical composition of SGD indicated unidirectional flow from land to sea.     

全安盆地水文地质特征及热水成因分析

在简要分析全安盆地水文地质特征、地下水赋存条件及划分地下水类型基础上,对盆地西部周地—暖水塘地区地下热水形成原因、赋存环境进行研究,认为多期次构造运动形成的断裂、裂隙沟通深部地下热水是盆地热水来源的主要原因;采取地下热水样品并开展氢氧稳定同位素、逸出气体、水化学成份测试,认为地下热水由大气降水补给,长期水动态观测结果也显示大气降水与地下热水关系较密切。     

Geochemical controls on a calcite precipitating spring

A small spring fed stream was found to precipitate calcite by mainly inorganic processes and in a nonuniform manner. The spring water originated by rainwater falling in a 0.8 km² basin, infiltrating, and dissolving calcite and dolomite followed by dissolution of gypsum or anhydrite. The Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺ indicates that calcite is probably precipitated in the subsurface from a supersaturated solution. This water emerges from the spring still about 5 times supersaturated with respect to calcite and continues calcite precipitation. When 10 times supersaturation is reached, due to CO₂ degassing the precipitation is more rapid. The calcite accumulation from the stream with a flow of 5 l/s is calculated to be 12600 kg/yr with the highest rates in areas where CO₂ degassing is the greatest. The non-equilibrium, as shown by the high calcite supersaturation, is also reflected in a variable partitioning pattern for Sr²⁺ between the water and calcite.     

Mineralogical sources of the buffer capacity in a granite catchment determined by strontium isotopes

The role of different minerals in base cation release and thus the increase of buffering capacity of groundwater against acid deposition is controversially discussed in the literature. The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios and base cation concentration were investigated in whole rock leachates, mineral separates, precipitation, soil solution, groundwater and stream water samples in the Lehstenbach catchment (Germany) to identify the weathering sequence of the granite bedrock. Three different approaches were followed in parallel. It was assumed that the contribution of different minerals to base cation supply of the groundwater with increasing weathering intensity would be observed by investigating (1) unweathered rock leachates, deep groundwater and shallow groundwater, (2) groundwater samples from new groundwater wells, reflecting the initial weathering of the drilled bedrock, and groundwater from wells that were drilled in 1988, (3) stream water during baseflow, dominated by deep groundwater, and stream water during high flow, being predominantly shallow groundwater. Whereas the first approach yielded consistent patterns, there was some evidence that groundwater from the new wells initially reflected contamination by the filter gravel rather than cation release in an initial stage of weathering. Time series samples of stream water and groundwater solute concentrations and isotope ratios turned out to reflect varying fractions of soil water and precipitation water at baseflow and high flow conditions rather than varying contributions of different minerals that prevail at different stages of granite weathering.     

Can stable isotopes be used to monitor landfill leachate impact on surface waters?

Bacterially mediated methanogenesis in municipal solid waste landfills has been shown to cause an enrichment of carbon stable isotope ratios of dissolved inorganic carbon and hydrogen stable isotope ratios of water in landfill leachate. In the present study, we investigate the universality of this enrichment in leachate obtained from four diverse landfill sites in New Zealand. At each site, surface water samples upstream and downstream of landfills were analysed to examine the applicability of stable isotope ratios as a tool for monitoring leachate contamination in landfill-associated streams. The design of leachate collection systems, operational history, and landfill location appeared to strongly influence leachate isotopic values and the effectiveness of isotope ratios as an environmental monitoring tool for surface water.     

北极沿岸地区水体中氢氧稳定同位素组成及水分转化过程研究

2010年7月参加第三届北京中学生北极科学考察活动,收集了北极沿岸地区的挪威斯瓦尔巴德群岛(Svalbard)、冰岛、格陵兰沿岸地区的海水、沿岸海水、海冰表面冰样、地表径流等水体样品,对样品进行了氢氧稳定同位素成分测定,分析了北极沿岸地区水体的水循环过程.结果表明,该地区不同水体中的稳定同位素具有不同特征.沿岸海水中δ...