Isotope Hydrology Research in Canada, 2003-2007

Abstract

This article provides an overview of recent progress in isotope tracer hydrology in Canada during 2003-2008, identifying over 85 published scientific articles. The cornerstone of Canada’s contribution to isotope hydrology has been and continues to be via contributions from independent university-based researchers and students to the peer reviewed literature. Long-standing networks, such as the Canadian Network for Isotopes in Precipitation, and scientific steering groups, such as the Canadian Geophysical Union Committee on Isotopic Tracers, have also been important coordinating bodies for data collection, analysis and dissemination, and have sought to improve awareness of current interests, as well as to promote meetings and community activities. Research linkages to international programs such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)/World Meteorological Organization’s Global Network for Isotopes in Precipitation, IAEA Coordinated Research Programs such as Large River Basins and Geostatistical Spatial Analysis, and recent involvement with the International Association of Hydrological Sciences International Commission on Tracers have been some of the more visible contributions to Canada’s international efforts.