NATURALLY OCCURRING AND INTRODUCED TRACERS FOR EXAMINING WATER PATHWAYS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS ...

• Main Author: Avery, Elizabeth
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Kentucky Libraries 2022
• Subjects: FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Avery; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.13023/etd.2022.422; https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ees_etds/95/

Naturally occurring stable isotopes of water and introduced water tracers allow researchers to examine water pathways and better understand spatial and temporal variability in water sources. Trends in naturally occurring stable isotope values can function not only as a tracer for precipitation patterns and moisture recycling but also as a confirmation of municipal data. Additionally, these data can provide an early signal for the effects of climate change on these sources, reducing uncertainty from physical measurements. To further assess water pathways, introduced tracers can be used to investigate surface and below ground surface flow for streams and rivers. In chapter 2, stable isotope values from collected precipitation in Kyiv (Ukraine) and Cherkasy (Ukraine) were compared with published 3H data for Kyiv from the year 2000. These data show an influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and provide information about processes affecting precipitation along the storm trajectory. The ????18O values also ... : © 2022 Elizabeth Avery ...