Kormos bucket system

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Method synopsis

Modified bucket system for continuous collection of snowmelt with drainage and sampling capabilities, based on Kormos (2005) design for tracking temporal evolution of snowmelt isotopic composition.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Variability in observed stable water isotopes in snowpack across a mountainous watershed in Colorado (2022), Hydrological Processes. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Snowmelt collection system setup
   Modified version of Kormos (2005) system with two five-gallon plastic buckets connected bottom-to-top with small holes drilled into bottom of upper bucket for drainage. PVC tube positioned into reservoir with peristaltic pump for sampling.
   Quantities: 2 locations: BT site (3106 m) and PLM1 site (2789 m), buckets approximately 0.5 m in heightDuration: Weekly sampling beginning April 1 until full melt achievedConditions: Buried in ground with upper container above surface, sampled weekly during melt season
   Equipment: two five-gallon plastic buckets, PVC tube, peristaltic pump

Typical Equipment

• two five-gallon plastic buckets
• PVC tube
• peristaltic pump

Output Measurements

• δ18O
• δ2H
• d-excess
• temporal snowmelt evolution

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

Species Studied With This Protocol

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