库尔勒地区地下水氢氧稳定同位素沿蒸发线展布的水循环机制

Mechanism of Water Cycle Inferred from the Distribution of Hydrogen and Oxygen Stable Isotopes in Groundwater along the Evaporation Line in the Korla Region

  • 摘要: 中国西北地区水资源紧缺,蒸发过程往往意味着水资源的无效消耗,是水循环研究的关键环节。库尔勒地区地下水中的氢氧稳定同位素δD、δ18O沿蒸发线展布,指示该区域水循环过程中存在强烈的蒸发过程。本研究采用激光同位素光谱法测定该地区开都河—孔雀河流域不同水体的同位素丰度,分析其氢氧稳定同位素特征,反演蒸发分馏过程,并结合流域水循环进行系统分析。结果表明:上游山区为地下水补给区,水体δD、δ18O拟合线为δD = 8.67×δ18O + 24.01,表现为沿大气降水线展布;中游焉耆盆地地下水δD、δ18O拟合线为δD = 8.18 × δ18O + 18.35,同样表现为沿降水线展布,其空间分布差异受降水过程的分馏作用控制,表现为随降水云团自东向西运移,δD、δ18O逐渐贫化。博斯腾湖位于中游,是焉耆盆地的排泄终端,也是下游孔雀河的唯一水源,同时也是流域水面蒸发过程的主要发生地,湖水同位素蒸发分馏反演表明蒸发比例可达43.4% ± 5.1%。下游库尔勒地区地下水主要由孔雀河河水补给,其δD、δ18O拟合线为δD = 4.58 × δ18O−19.91,表现出沿蒸发线展布特征,蒸发分馏反演计算平均蒸发比例为18.3% ± 2.3%。这一展布特征显然继承自中游博斯腾湖的蒸发分馏作用。库尔勒地区地下水埋深较大,可以排除径流过程中发生大规模水面蒸发的可能。

     

    Abstract: In Northwest China, water resources are in short supply, and the evaporation process typically represents the ineffective depletion of water resources, thus constituting a crucial aspect in water cycle research. In the Korla region, the hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes, δD and δ18O, in groundwater are distributed along the evaporation line, suggesting a pronounced evaporation process during the regional water cycle. In this work, laser isotope spectrometry was utilized to measure the isotopic abundances of various water bodies within the Kaidu–Kongque River Basin. The characteristics of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes were analyzed, the evaporation fractionation process was inverted, and a comprehensive systematic analysis was carried out in conjunction with the basin’s water cycle. The results indicate that the mountainous upper Kaidu–Kongque River Basin serves as the groundwater recharge zone. The fitted line for δD and δ18O in water bodies is δD = 8.67 × δ18O + 24.01, demonstrating a distribution pattern along the meteoric water line. In the midstream Yanqi Basin, the fitted line for δD and δ18O in groundwater is δD = 8.18 × δ18O + 18.35, also showing a distribution along the meteoric water line. The spatial distribution differences are governed by the fractionation effect during the precipitation process. As precipitation clouds move from east to west, δD and δ18O gradually become depleted. Bosten Lake, situated in the midstream, serves as the discharge terminus of the Yanqi Basin and the sole water source for the downstream Kongque River. It is also the primary site for surface water evaporation within the Kaidu–Kongque River Basin. The inversion of isotopic evaporation fractionation in the lake water reveals that the evaporation ratio can reach 43.4% ± 5.1%. The groundwater in the downstream Korla region is predominantly recharged by the Kongque River water. The fitted line for δD and δ18O is δD = 4.58 × δ18O – 19.91, exhibiting characteristics of distribution along the evaporation line. The inversion calculation of evaporation fractionation indicates an average evaporation ratio of 18.3% ± 2.3%. This distribution characteristic is clearly inherited from the evaporation fractionation effect in the midstream Bosten Lake. Given the relatively large groundwater depth in the Korla region, the likelihood of large-scale surface water evaporation during the runoff process can be excluded.

     

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