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  <dc:contributor>Carol Kendall</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Douglas A. Burns</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2002</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;To quantify the movement of atmospheric nitrogen deposition through two forested watersheds in the Catskill Mountains of New York, dual‐isotope analysis (δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;N and δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;18&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;O) was used to differentiate NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;derived from precipitation from NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;derived by microbial nitrification and to quantify the contributions of these sources to NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;in drainage waters. Samples of stream water, soil water, precipitation, snowmelt, and O‐horizon soil were collected during the March and April snowmelt period of 1994 and throughout an 18‐month period from August 1995 through February 1997. The mean δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;18&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;O‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;value of precipitation was +50.5‰, whereas the mean values for stream water and soil water were +17.7‰ and +23.6‰, respectively. The mean δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;N‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;of precipitation was −0.2‰, that of soil water was +1.4‰, and that of stream water was +2.3‰; these values showed greater overlap among the three different waters than did the δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;18&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;O‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;values, indicating that δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;N‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;was not as useful for source separation. Soil water δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;18&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;O‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;values decreased, and δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;N‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;values increased, from the O to the B and C horizons, but most of the differences among horizons were not statistically significant. Nitrate derived by nitrification in incubated soil samples had a wide range of δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;N‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;values, from +1.5‰ to +16.1‰, whereas δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;18&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;O‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;values ranged more narrowly, from +13.2‰ to +16.0‰. Values of δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;18&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;O‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;indicated that NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;in stream water is mainly derived from nitrification. Only during a high‐flow event that exceeded the annual flood was precipitation a major contributor to stream water NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;. Values of δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;18&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;O‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;and δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;N‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;changed at differing rates as NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;cycled through these watersheds because δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;18&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;O‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;values change sharply through the incorporation of oxygen from ambient water and gas during nitrification, whereas δ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;N‐NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;values change only incrementally through fractionation during biocycling processes. The results of this study show that most NO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;is first cycled through the biota and nitrified before entering the stream.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1029/2001WR000292</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>American Geophysical Union</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Analysis of δ15N and δ18O to differentiate NO3− sources in runoff at two watersheds in the Catskill Mountains of New York</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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