Thermal and isotopic evidence for surface and subsurface water contributions to baseflow in a high Arctic river
Abstract Seven longitudinal water temperature tow surveys were conducted to attempt to identify the location of surface and subsurface river water exchanges along the length of the West River at the Cape Bounty Arctic Watershed Observatory, Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada (74°55′ N, 109°35′ W). Wat...
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crwiley:10.1002/hyp.11427 2024-06-23T07:49:59+00:00 Thermal and isotopic evidence for surface and subsurface water contributions to baseflow in a high Arctic river Bolduc, Christopher Lamoureux, Scott F. Franssen, Jan 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11427 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fhyp.11427 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/hyp.11427 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Hydrological Processes volume 32, issue 5, page 602-616 ISSN 0885-6087 1099-1085 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11427 2024-06-04T06:40:45Z Abstract Seven longitudinal water temperature tow surveys were conducted to attempt to identify the location of surface and subsurface river water exchanges along the length of the West River at the Cape Bounty Arctic Watershed Observatory, Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada (74°55′ N, 109°35′ W). Water temperature data were collected using a calibrated thermistor with an accuracy of ±0.002 °C (resolution <0.00005 °C) along the river during July 2014 in conjunction with stable water isotope sampling to support the thermal data and to determine the extent of surface water mixing from different sources such as precipitation, snowmelt, and surface/subsurface water contributions to the river. Atmospheric conditions were found to be the main contributor to seasonal temperature variance in the river, whereas tributary inflows and residual channel snow also had important thermal effects to river temperatures. Residual channel snow was a sustained source of cold water during much of the 2014 summer season (June–August) and substantially offset downstream warming. The longitudinal temperature profiles indicate notable changes to the thermal state of the river, which are interpreted to be indicative of subsurface and surface water exchange through inputs of relatively cold or warm water. Broadly, surface inflows were found to provide warmer water relative to the West River, and contributed to downstream warming of the river, along with downstream enrichment of δD and δ 18 O. Subsurface inflows provided cooler water relative to the river, and contributed to downstream depletion of δD and δ 18 O and downstream cooling of river temperatures. These results demonstrate that localized changes in river temperature, in conjunction with isotopic tracers, can be used to track channel–slope water interactions in Arctic hydrological systems, work previously limited to alpine and temperate settings. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Nunavut Melville Island Wiley Online Library Arctic Canada Cape Bounty ENVELOPE(-109.542,-109.542,74.863,74.863) Nunavut Hydrological Processes 32 5 602 616 |
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Abstract Seven longitudinal water temperature tow surveys were conducted to attempt to identify the location of surface and subsurface river water exchanges along the length of the West River at the Cape Bounty Arctic Watershed Observatory, Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada (74°55′ N, 109°35′ W). Water temperature data were collected using a calibrated thermistor with an accuracy of ±0.002 °C (resolution <0.00005 °C) along the river during July 2014 in conjunction with stable water isotope sampling to support the thermal data and to determine the extent of surface water mixing from different sources such as precipitation, snowmelt, and surface/subsurface water contributions to the river. Atmospheric conditions were found to be the main contributor to seasonal temperature variance in the river, whereas tributary inflows and residual channel snow also had important thermal effects to river temperatures. Residual channel snow was a sustained source of cold water during much of the 2014 summer season (June–August) and substantially offset downstream warming. The longitudinal temperature profiles indicate notable changes to the thermal state of the river, which are interpreted to be indicative of subsurface and surface water exchange through inputs of relatively cold or warm water. Broadly, surface inflows were found to provide warmer water relative to the West River, and contributed to downstream warming of the river, along with downstream enrichment of δD and δ 18 O. Subsurface inflows provided cooler water relative to the river, and contributed to downstream depletion of δD and δ 18 O and downstream cooling of river temperatures. These results demonstrate that localized changes in river temperature, in conjunction with isotopic tracers, can be used to track channel–slope water interactions in Arctic hydrological systems, work previously limited to alpine and temperate settings. |
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Thermal and isotopic evidence for surface and subsurface water contributions to baseflow in a high Arctic river |
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Thermal and isotopic evidence for surface and subsurface water contributions to baseflow in a high Arctic river |
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thermal and isotopic evidence for surface and subsurface water contributions to baseflow in a high arctic river |
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