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Temporal and Spatial Variations of Freshwater Reservoir Ages in the Loire River Watershed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

C Coularis ,
N Tisnérat-Laborde ,
L Pastor ,
F Siclet  and
M Fontugne
C Coularis
Affiliation:
EDF R&D, Laboratoire National d’Hydraulique et Environnement, 6 quai Wattier, F-78401 Chatou, France. Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, Bâtiment 12, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
N Tisnérat-Laborde*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, Bâtiment 12, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
L Pastor
Affiliation:
EDF R&D, Laboratoire National d’Hydraulique et Environnement, 6 quai Wattier, F-78401 Chatou, France.
F Siclet
Affiliation:
EDF R&D, Laboratoire National d’Hydraulique et Environnement, 6 quai Wattier, F-78401 Chatou, France.
M Fontugne
Affiliation:
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, Bâtiment 12, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
*
*Corresponding author. Email: Nadine.Tisnerat@lsce.ipsl.fr.
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Abstract

In order to map the freshwater reservoir effect (FRE) variability of the Loire River and its tributaries, spatial and temporal carbon isotope (13C and 14C) analyses of the dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) were conducted. Sites were selected to represent the diversity of geological settings, soil type, and land use. Results show a large spatial variability of 14C FRE ranging between 135 and 2251±30 yr, objectively correlated to DIC contents and alkalinity. Deeper investigations of the relationship between 14C activity of DIC and environmental variables show that the geological substrate is the dominant factor in the 14C reservoir effect, and far more influential than the river flow discharge.

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freshwater reservoir effectLoire Riverdissolved inorganic carbon13C14C

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Radiocarbon , Volume 58 , Issue 3 , September 2016 , pp. 549 - 563
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