Hydrograph separation using isotopic, chemical and hydrological approaches (Strengbach catchment, France)

Ladouche, Bernard; Probst, Anne; Viville, Daniel; Idir, Samir; Baqué, David; Loubet, M.; Probst, Jean‐Luc; Bariac, Thierry

doi:10.1016/s0022-1694(00)00391-7

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“…Generally, to separate the streamflow components, mixing models (Pinder and Jones, 1969) or diagrams (Christophersen and Hooper, 1992) based on the conservation of mass are applied. Numerous applications under different hydrological settings using various tracers have been documented (e.g., Pinder and Jones, 1969;Hooper and Shoemaker, 1986;McDonell et al, 1990;Laudon and Slaymaker, 1997;Ladouche et al, 2001;Carey and Quinton, 2005). The main drawbacks of tracer-based hydrograph separation are that event and pre-event waters are often too similar in their isotope composition and that the composition is often not constant in space or time (Genereux and Hooper, 1998).…”

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“…Furthermore, a combination of measurements of physical and chemical properties may help identify water sources and subsurface flow paths. For instance, Becker et al (2004) combined current meter measurements with a stream temperature survey to both identify zones of groundwater discharge and calculate groundwater inflow to the stream; Constantz (1998) analysed diurnal variations in streamflow and stream temperature time series of four alpine streams to quantify interactions between stream and groundwater; James et al (2000) combined temperature and the isotopes of O, H, C, and noble gases to understand the pattern of groundwater flow; Harvey and Bencala (1993) used hydraulic head measurements and solute tracers injected into the stream and the subsurface to identify flow paths between stream channel and aquifer and to calculate exchange rates; Storey et al (2003) used hydraulic head measurements, salt tracers injected into the subsurface, and temperature measurements in the stream and subsurface to trace the flow paths in the hyporheic zone; Ladouche et al (2001) combined hydrological data, geochemical and isotopic tracers to identify the components and origin of stream water. An elaborate combination of methods can considerably reduce uncertainties and constrain flux estimates.…”

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Measuring methods for groundwater – surface water interactions: a review

Kalbus

Reinstorf

Schirmer

2006

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract.Interactions between groundwater and surface water play a fundamental role in the functioning of riparian ecosystems. In the context of sustainable river basin management it is crucial to understand and quantify exchange processes between groundwater and surface water. Numerous well-known methods exist for parameter estimation and process identification in aquifers and surface waters. Only in recent years has the transition zone become a subject of major research interest; thus, the need has evolved for appropriate methods applicable in this zone. This article provides an overview of the methods that are currently applied and described in the literature for estimating fluxes at the groundwater -surface water interface. Considerations for choosing appropriate methods are given including spatial and temporal scales, uncertainties, and limitations in application. It is concluded that a multi-scale approach combining multiple measuring methods may considerably constrain estimates of fluxes between groundwater and surface water.

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Section: Environmental Tracer Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Considerations For Choosing Appropriate Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring methods for groundwater – surface water interactions: a review

Kalbus

Reinstorf

Schirmer

2006

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

601

347

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“…isotopes associated with chemical tracers have been undertaken in different basins world-wide (for example, Kennedy et al, 1986;Wels et al, 1991;Ladouche et al, 2001;Uhlenbrook and Hoeg, 2003;Hrachowitz et al, 2011). However, hydrochemical tracers may only be used to separate streamflow into runoff components according to their flow paths (Kennedy et al, 1986).…”

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“…The study explores the importance of combining hydrometric data, isotope information and hydrochemical tracers to identify runoff components (e.g. Ladouche et al, 2001;Uhlenbrook et al, 2002).…”

Section: O Munyaneza Et Al: Identification Of Runoff Generation Promentioning

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Identification of runoff generation processes using hydrometric and tracer methods in a meso-scale catchment in Rwanda

Munyaneza

Wenninger

Uhlenbrook

2012

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Understanding of dominant runoff generation processes in the meso-scale Migina catchment (257.4 km 2 ) in southern Rwanda was improved using analysis of hydrometric data and tracer methods. The paper examines the use of hydrochemical and isotope parameters for separating streamflow into different runoff components by investigating two flood events which occurred during the rainy season "Itumba" (March-May) over a period of 2 yr at two gauging stations. Dissolved silica (SiO 2 ), electrical conductivity (EC), deuterium ( 2 H), oxygen-18 ( 18 O), major anions (Cl − and SO 2− 4 ) and major cations (Na + , K + , Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ ) were analyzed during the events. 2 H, 18 O, Cl − and SiO 2 were finally selected to assess the different contributing sources using mass balance equations and end member mixing analysis for two-and three-component hydrograph separation models. The results obtained by applying two-component hydrograph separations using dissolved silica and chloride as tracers are generally in line with the results of three-component separations using dissolved silica and deuterium. Subsurface runoff is dominating the total discharge during flood events. More than 80 % of the discharge was generated by subsurface runoff for both events. This is supported by observations of shallow groundwater responses in the catchment (depth 0.2-2 m), which show fast infiltration of rainfall water during events. Consequently, shallow groundwater contributes to subsurface stormflow and baseflow generation. This dominance of subsurface contributions is also in line with the observed low runoff coefficient values (16.7 and 44.5 %) for both events. Groundwater recharge during the wet seasons leads to a perennial river system. These results are essential for better water resources planning and management in the region, which is characterized by very highly competing demands (domestic vs. agricultural vs. industrial uses).

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“…For the past 40 years, many studies using a hydrograph separation technique with environmental isotopes as tracers to characterize the movement of water components such as groundwater, rainfall, snowmelt, and soil water in stream component have been conducted (Hoeg et al, 2000;Ladouche et al, 2001;Ogunkoya and Jenkins, 1993;Pu et al, 2013;Sklash and Farvolden, 1979;Xing et al, 2015). For hydrograph separation, water isotopes are proper tracers because of their conservativeness (Clark and Fritz, 1997).…”

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Old Water Contributions to a Granitic Watershed, Dorim-cheon, Seoul

Kim¹,

Cho²,

Lee³

et al. 2015

Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment

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It is reported that the intensity of rainfall will likely increase, on average, over the world on 2000. For water resources security, many studies for flow paths from rainfall or snowmelt to subsurface have been conducted. In Korea, few isotopic studies for characterizations of flow path have been undertaken. For a better understanding of how water derived from atmosphere moves to subsurface and from subsurface to stream, an analysis of precipitation and stream water using oxygen-18 and deuterium isotopes in a small watershed, Dorim-cheon, Seoul, was conducted with high resolution data. Variations of oxygen-18 in precipitation greater than 10‰ (δ 18O max = -1.21‰, δ 18O min = -11.23) were observed. Isotopic compositions of old water (groundwater) assumed as the stream water collected in advance were -8.98‰ and -61.85‰ for oxygen and hydrogen, respectively. Using a two-component mixing model, hydrograph separation of the stream water in Dorim-cheon was conducted based on weighted mean value of δ 18 O. As a result, except of instant dominance of rainfall, contribution of old water was dominant during the study period. On average, 71.3% of the old water and 28.7% of rainfall contributed to the stream water. The results show that even in the small watershed, which is covered with thin soil layer in granite mountain region, the stream water is considerably influenced by old water inflow rather than rainfall.

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Hydrograph separation using isotopic, chemical and hydrological approaches (Strengbach catchment, France)

Cited by 191 publications

References 28 publications

Measuring methods for groundwater – surface water interactions: a review

Measuring methods for groundwater – surface water interactions: a review

Identification of runoff generation processes using hydrometric and tracer methods in a meso-scale catchment in Rwanda

Old Water Contributions to a Granitic Watershed, Dorim-cheon, Seoul

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