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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3701-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3701-2021
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Reviews and syntheses
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22 Jun 2021
Reviews and syntheses |
| 22 Jun 2021
| 22 Jun 2021
Reviews and syntheses: Gaining insights into evapotranspiration partitioning with novel isotopic monitoring methods
Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
Maria Quade
Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
Nicolas Brüggemann
Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
Alexander Graf
Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
Harry Vereecken
Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
Maren Dubbert
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut für Forstwissenschaften, Fakultät für Umwelt und natürliche Ressourcen, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, 79110, Germany
Landscape Ecohydrology, Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei, Berlin, 12587, Germany
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The partitioning of evapotranspiration into evaporation from soil and transpiration from plants is crucial for a wide range of parties, from farmers to policymakers. In this work, we focus on a particular partitioning method, based on the stable isotopic analysis of water. In particular, we aim at highlighting the challenges that this method is currently facing and, in light of recent methodological developments, propose ways forward for the isotopic-partitioning community.
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