Water stable isotope data set in temperate, lowland catchment, two years of monthly observations, River Salaca, Latvia

Andis Kalvāns; Alise Babre; Aija Dēliņa; Konrāds Popovs

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.105607

Water stable isotope data set in temperate, lowland catchment, two years of monthly observations, River Salaca, Latvia

Data Brief. 2020 Apr 22:30:105607. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105607. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Andis Kalvāns¹, Alise Babre¹, Aija Dēliņa¹, Konrāds Popovs¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Latvia, Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, Jelgavas str. 1., Riga, Latvia, Lv-1004.

Abstract

Two years of monthly observations of water stable isotopes in a temperate lowland catchment with extensive agrarian and forested landscapes in Latvia, River Salaca catchment. Observations include most significant water types within catchment: precipitation, raised bog, intermittent, groundwater and surface water at 15 observation points. The monthly data is supplemented by two intervals of one-month long sampling every second day for a subset of observation points. Water table, temperature and electrical conductivity co-observed as key variables helping to understand the isotope data. The data can be useful for in depth investigation of isotope hydrology and as background information for ecohydrological and other studies. The data is associated with the original research article "An insight into water stable isotope signatures in temperate catchment" [1].

Keywords: Catchment; Evaporation; Groundwater-surface water interaction; Hydrogeology; Water stable isotopes.