Identifying surface water evaporation loss of inland river basin based on evaporation enrichment model
Zhigang Sun
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Guofeng Zhu
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Gansu Engineering Research Center of Land Utilization and Comprehension Consolidation, Lanzhou, China
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Guofeng Zhu, College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, 967, East Anning Road, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorZhuanxia Zhang
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorYuanxiao Xu
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorLeilei Yong
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorQiaozhuo Wan
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorHuiying Ma
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorLiyuan Sang
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorYuwei Liu
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorZhigang Sun
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Guofeng Zhu
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Gansu Engineering Research Center of Land Utilization and Comprehension Consolidation, Lanzhou, China
Correspondence
Guofeng Zhu, College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, 967, East Anning Road, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorZhuanxia Zhang
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorYuanxiao Xu
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorLeilei Yong
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorQiaozhuo Wan
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorHuiying Ma
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorLiyuan Sang
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Search for more papers by this authorYuwei Liu
College of Geography and Environment Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Accurately quantifying the evaporation loss of surface water is essential for regional water resources management, especially in arid and semi-arid areas where water resources are already scarce. The long-term monitoring of stable isotopes (δ18O and δ2H) in water can provide a sensitive indicator of water loss by evaporation. In this study, we obtained surface water samples of Shiyang River Basin from April to October between 2017 and 2019. The spatial and temporal characteristics of stable isotopes in surface water show the trend of enrichment in summer, depletion in spring, enrichment in deserts and depletion in mountains. The Local Evaporation Line (LEL) obtained by the regression of δ2H and δ18O in surface water has been defined by the lines: δ2H = 7.61δ18O + 14.58 for mountainous area, δ2H = 4.19δ18O − 17.85 for oasis area, δ2H = 4.08δ18O − 18.92 for desert area. The slope of LEL shows a gradual decrease from mountain to desert, indicating that the evaporation of surface water is gradually increasing. The evaporation loss of stable isotopes in surface water is 24.82% for mountainous area, 32.19% for oasis area, and 70.98% for desert area, respectively. Temperature and air humidity are the main meteorological factors affecting the evaporation loss, and the construction of reservoirs and farmland irrigation are the main man-made factors affecting the evaporation loss.
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