Deuterium and oxygen-18 ratios in rainfall and streamflow in a major drinking water catchment near Sydney, Australia, during drought
Loading...
Date
2007-05-21
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
International Atomic Energy Agency
Abstract
The Warragamba catchment near Sydney, Australia, is in the midst of a major
drought that is threatening water supplies for Australia's largest city. Over a period
of 18 months 227 event based rainfall samples were collected at four locations, 74
streamflow samples were collected from the four major inflowing rivers and their
tributaries and and 45 reservoir samples were collected at various depths from
Warragamba dam. The samples were analysed for δD and δ18O. These data provide
a baseline dataset for establishment of a local meteoric water line for the Sydney
region and for use in modelling of flow pathways and weather patterns in the
Warragamba catchment.
Description
Main entry for abstracts are available at this link: https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:38063360
Keywords
New South Wales, Australia, Watersheds, Dams, Deuterium, Drinking water, Ground water, Hydrology, Isotope applications, Oxygen 18, Pyrazolines, Rivers, Urban areas, Weather
Citation
Hughes, C. E., Fischer, M., Stone, D., & Hollins, S. E. (2007). Deuterium and oxygen-18 ratios in rainfall and streamflow in a major drinking water catchment near Sydney, Australia, during drought. Poster presentation to the International Symposium on Advances in Isotope Hydrology and its Role in Sustainable Water Resources Management (IHS–2007), Vienna, Austria, 21-25 May 2007.