Using stable isotopes to assess surface water source dynamics and hydrological connectivity in a high-latitude wetland and permafrost influenced landscape

• Published in: Journal of Hydrology
• Main Authors: Ala-Aho, P, Soulsby, C, Pokrovsky, O. S., Kirpotin, S. N., Karlsson, J., Serikova, S., Vorobyev, S.N., Manasypov, R. M., Loiko, S, Tetzlaff, D
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Geography & Environment, University of Aberdeen.Environment and Food Security, University of Aberdeen.Northern Rivers Institute (NRI), University of Aberdeen.Energy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: SDG 13 - Climate Action; SDG 15 - Life on Land; stable water isotopes; hydrological connectivity; runoff generation; snowmelt; low-relief; GE Environmental Sciences; Natural Environment Research Council (NERC); NE/M019896/1; GE; Arctic; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2164/9700; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.11.024

The research has been supported by the NERC/JPI SIWA project (NE/M019896/1); grant issued in accordance with Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 220 dated 9 April 2010, under Agreement No. 14.B25.31.0001 with Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated 24 June 2013 (BIO-GEO-CLIM); grant RFBR No 17-05-00-348a; grant FCP “Kolmogorov” 14.587.21.0036, grant RNF No 15-17-1009, and grant RFBR No 17-55-16008. Stable water isotope data are available in the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) data repository (title: “Stable water isotopes in Western Siberian inland waters”, permanent identifier: https://doi.org/10.5285/ca17e364-638d-4949-befb-b18b3770aec6). We would like to acknowledge the Arctic-GRO and IAEA for their publicly available databases providing supporting data for our analyses. Stream flow data at Nikolskoe was provided by Sergey Vorobiev. Liliya Kovaleva is acknowledged for the artwork in Figure 9. We would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers and the handling editors for their constructive comments that improved the manuscript. Peer reviewed