Articles | Volume 20, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2987-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2987-2016
Research article
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26 Jul 2016
Research article |  | 26 Jul 2016

Insights into the water mean transit time in a high-elevation tropical ecosystem

Giovanny M. Mosquera, Catalina Segura, Kellie B. Vaché, David Windhorst, Lutz Breuer, and Patricio Crespo

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (01 Apr 2016) by Christine Stumpp
AR by Giovanny Mosquera on behalf of the Authors (11 May 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 May 2016) by Christine Stumpp
RR by Christian Birkel (22 May 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (09 Jun 2016)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (10 Jun 2016) by Christine Stumpp
AR by Giovanny Mosquera on behalf of the Authors (20 Jun 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (27 Jun 2016) by Christine Stumpp
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Short summary
This study focuses on the investigation of baseflow mean transit times (MTTs) in a high-elevation tropical ecosystem (páramo) using stable water isotopes. Results showed short MTTs (< 9 months) and topographic controls on their spatial variability. We conclude that (1) the hydrology of the ecosystem is dominated by shallow subsurface flow and (2) the interplay between the high storage capacity of the páramo soils and the catchments' slopes provides the ecosystem with high regulation capacity.