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Evaluation of evaporation rate from forested soil surface using stable isotopic composition of soil water in a headwater basin
Author(s) -
Tsujimura Maki,
Tanaka Tadashi
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
hydrological processes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.222
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1099-1085
pISSN - 0885-6087
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(19981030)12:13/14<2093::aid-hyp722>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - throughfall , soil water , hydrology (agriculture) , surface water , δ18o , evapotranspiration , groundwater , environmental science , stable isotope ratio , soil science , geology , ecology , physics , geotechnical engineering , quantum mechanics , environmental engineering , biology
The stable isotopic composition of rain water and soil water was analysed and the soil surface evaporation rate was evaluated using the isotope value of soil water taken from a forested headwater basin in central Japan. Rainfall, throughfall, soil water, groundwater and discharge water were sampled at intervals of one month to determine the isotopic compositions of deuterium (D) and oxygen‐18 ( 18 O) therein. In addition, tensiometric observation of soil water was performed continuously. The stable isotopic ratio of soil water was homogenized between the soil surface and a depth of 100 cm by means of active soil water movement above 100 cm in depth. The mean δ 18 O in deep soil water below a depth of 100 cm was 0·24‰ higher than the volume weighted mean δ 18 O in throughfall. Consequently, the mean evaporation rate from the soil surface was calculated as 5% of the evapotranspiration rate using the difference between the δ 18 O in throughfall and in deep soil water, based on the Rayleigh equation under equilibrium condition. Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.