Plateau River Research: Spatial-Temporal Variations Of Delta O-18 And Delta D In The Water Of The Yarlung Tsangpo River And Their Controlling Factors

Stable isotope technology has been widely used to trace sources and evolution of water bodies, relationships between different water bodies and pollution sources. Based on delta O-18 and 6D data from the Yarlung Tsangpo River in 2017, this paper analyzes the composition characteristics of delta O-18 and 6D in the river water during the low flow, high-flow and normal-flow seasons of the entire Yarlung Tsangpo River and further reveals the spatial evolution and influencing factors. The results show that the values of delta O-18, 6D and d-excess were different in time and space. The 61 delta(18), 6D and d-excess values of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the low-flow season were significantly higher than in the high-flow season. This was mainly due to weak evaporation enrichment and precipitation supply effects on the river water during the wet season. From the perspective of season change, the d excess in the low-season is significantly higher than in the high-flow season and the normal-flow season; from the perspective of spatial change, the d-excess shows the same spatial variation trend as the delta O-18, which first decreases and then increases. Based on the investigation of delta O-18 and delta D in the main and Branch rivers of the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin, it was found that the upper reaches of the basin were mainly supplied by snowmelt, the lower reaches were mainly supplied by rainfall.