@article{fdi:010066910,
  title = {{I}sotopic signatures for the assessment of snow water resources in the {M}oroccan high {A}tlas mountains : contribution to surface and groundwater recharge},
  author = {{N}'da, {A}. {B}. and {B}ouchaou, {L}. and {R}eichert, {B}. and {H}anich, {L}. and {B}rahim, {Y}. {A}. and {C}hehbouni, {A}bdelghani and {B}eraaouz, {E}. and {M}ichelot, {J}. {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o characterize snow isotopic signatures, monitoring of snowmelt was carried out at two sites ({O}ukaimden and {I}fni) in the {M}oroccan {H}igh {A}tlas {M}ountains. {F}or the {O}ukaimden site, samples of snow were taken by two methods to compare sampling techniques: (1) coring with a polyvinyl chloride ({PVC}) tube and (2) passive capillary sampling ({PCS}) installed at the snow/soil interface. {T}he analyses show variable isotope contents, ranging from -14.7 to -2.5 parts per thousand for oxygen-18 and from -116 to -28.2 parts per thousand for deuterium. {T}he most depleted values are observed in {M}arch 2013 at high elevation (3229 m asl). {T}he majority of snow core samples display fractionation by sublimation, whereas those collected by the {PCS} sampling method are close to the {G}lobal {M}eteoric {W}ater {L}ine. {T}he isotopic signature is comparable for snow, surface water and groundwater samples, indicating that snowmelt plays an important role in recharging aquifers, lakes, and rivers on the southern and northern sides of the {A}tlas {M}ountains. {R}echarge by snowmelt allows the dilution of salinity in adjacent aquifers. {C}haracterization of the stable isotopic composition of snow obtained from snow cores is limited in comparison with the {PCS} method, which provides realistic compositions of the melt water contribution to water resources in this semi-arid area.},
  keywords = {{S}table isotopes ; {S}nowmelt process ; {W}ater resources ; {H}igh {A}tlas mountains ; {S}emi-arid ; {M}orocco ; {MAROC} ; {HAUT} {ATLAS} ; {ZONE} {SEMI} {ARIDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {E}arth {S}ciences},
  volume = {75},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {art. 755 [11 p.]},
  ISSN = {1866-6280},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1007/s12665-016-5566-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066910},
}