Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia

The Colombian Andean Mountains include the headwaters of the main basins of the country. However, the isotope composition of water in these high mountain ecosystems has been poorly studied. In this study, we analysed the first set of stable isotope data collected along a wide elevation range (2600–4...

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Autores: Tangarife-Escobar, Andrés, Koeniger, Paul, López-Moreno, Juan I., Botía, Santiago, Ceballos-Liévano, Jorge Luis
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Fecha de publicación:2023
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Palabra clave:Air mass back-trajectory
Altitude effect
Colombian Andes
d-excess
Northern Andes
Seasonal effect
Stable isotopes
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia
title Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia
spellingShingle Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia
Tangarife-Escobar, Andrés
Air mass back-trajectory
Altitude effect
Colombian Andes
d-excess
Northern Andes
Seasonal effect
Stable isotopes
title_short Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia
title_full Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia
title_fullStr Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia
title_sort Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tangarife-Escobar, Andrés
Koeniger, Paul
López-Moreno, Juan I.
Botía, Santiago
Ceballos-Liévano, Jorge Luis
author Tangarife-Escobar, Andrés
author_facet Tangarife-Escobar, Andrés
Koeniger, Paul
López-Moreno, Juan I.
Botía, Santiago
Ceballos-Liévano, Jorge Luis
author_role author
author2 Koeniger, Paul
López-Moreno, Juan I.
Botía, Santiago
Ceballos-Liévano, Jorge Luis
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv German Academic Exchange Service
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
López-Moreno, Juan I. [0000-0002-7270-9313]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Air mass back-trajectory
Altitude effect
Colombian Andes
d-excess
Northern Andes
Seasonal effect
Stable isotopes
topic Air mass back-trajectory
Altitude effect
Colombian Andes
d-excess
Northern Andes
Seasonal effect
Stable isotopes
description The Colombian Andean Mountains include the headwaters of the main basins of the country. However, the isotope composition of water in these high mountain ecosystems has been poorly studied. In this study, we analysed the first set of stable isotope data collected along a wide elevation range (2600–4950 m a.s.l.) in the Central Andes of Colombia. The stable isotope composition of stream water and precipitation was determined for a period between 2017 and 2018 in the Upper Claro River basin. The driving factors influencing the spatial and temporal variability of δ2H, δ18O, and d-excess were identified, and compared with daily air temperature and precipitation data from seven meteorological stations. The local regression line was described by δ2H = 8.2 δ18O + 12.3, R2 = 0.98. The δ2H and δ18O values showed more depletion in heavy isotopes, and the d-excess values were more negative during the rainy season. An altitude effect of −0.11‰/100 m and −0.18‰/100 m was estimated for stream water and precipitation δ18O values, respectively, with the latter showing non-linear behaviour. The dataset was compared with Colombian stations of the Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation database, and a back-trajectory analysis of air masses was conducted and compared with the d-excess values. The δ18O weighted mean values changed with respect to the position in the Central Andes, indicating contrasting altitude effects depending on the moisture sources. The most positive d-excess values were attributed to moisture recycling enhanced by local ecosystem conditions and the origin of precipitation from the Amazon basin, which change during the year and across the northern Andes. The results showed a high level of variation because of differences in elevation, seasonality, and atmospheric circulation patterns during the year. This study contributes to knowledge of spatial and temporal isotope composition data in the northern Andes, delineation of water supply basins, and to the definition of ecosystem boundaries in the high mountains of Colombia.
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Tangarife-Escobar, Andrés; Koeniger, Paul; López-Moreno, Juan I.; Botía, Santiago; Ceballos-Liévano, Jorge Luis. Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14873. http://hdl.handle.net/10261/345450
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spelling Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of ColombiaTangarife-Escobar, AndrésKoeniger, PaulLópez-Moreno, Juan I.Botía, SantiagoCeballos-Liévano, Jorge LuisAir mass back-trajectoryAltitude effectColombian Andesd-excessNorthern AndesSeasonal effectStable isotopesThe Colombian Andean Mountains include the headwaters of the main basins of the country. However, the isotope composition of water in these high mountain ecosystems has been poorly studied. In this study, we analysed the first set of stable isotope data collected along a wide elevation range (2600–4950 m a.s.l.) in the Central Andes of Colombia. The stable isotope composition of stream water and precipitation was determined for a period between 2017 and 2018 in the Upper Claro River basin. The driving factors influencing the spatial and temporal variability of δ2H, δ18O, and d-excess were identified, and compared with daily air temperature and precipitation data from seven meteorological stations. The local regression line was described by δ2H = 8.2 δ18O + 12.3, R2 = 0.98. The δ2H and δ18O values showed more depletion in heavy isotopes, and the d-excess values were more negative during the rainy season. An altitude effect of −0.11‰/100 m and −0.18‰/100 m was estimated for stream water and precipitation δ18O values, respectively, with the latter showing non-linear behaviour. The dataset was compared with Colombian stations of the Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation database, and a back-trajectory analysis of air masses was conducted and compared with the d-excess values. The δ18O weighted mean values changed with respect to the position in the Central Andes, indicating contrasting altitude effects depending on the moisture sources. The most positive d-excess values were attributed to moisture recycling enhanced by local ecosystem conditions and the origin of precipitation from the Amazon basin, which change during the year and across the northern Andes. The results showed a high level of variation because of differences in elevation, seasonality, and atmospheric circulation patterns during the year. This study contributes to knowledge of spatial and temporal isotope composition data in the northern Andes, delineation of water supply basins, and to the definition of ecosystem boundaries in the high mountains of Colombia.This work was developed with the technical advice of the Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM) in Colombia and partially sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) of Germany within the framework of the development-related postgraduate course (EPOS) program and the project MARGISNOW (PID2021-124220OB-100) (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation).Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL through the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry.Peer reviewedJohn Wiley & SonsGerman Academic Exchange ServiceMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)Max Planck Institute for BiogeochemistryLópez-Moreno, Juan I. [0000-0002-7270-9313]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202420242023info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/345450reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2021-124220OB-I00Tangarife-Escobar, Andrés; Koeniger, Paul; López-Moreno, Juan I.; Botía, Santiago; Ceballos-Liévano, Jorge Luis. Spatiotemporal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and stream water in a high elevation tropical catchment in the Central Andes of Colombia. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14873. http://hdl.handle.net/10261/345450https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14873Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:digitalcsic_::5ca835db2a00c641488bee3d4a87af1a2026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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