Isotopic analysis of extracted water from a larch (Larix decidua) stand in a high mountain watershed (Vallon de Nant - Switzerland)

Abstract

A total of 185 samples of soil and trees were taken from a stand of larch (Larix decidua) spanning from 1500 to 1600 m.a.s.l. in the Vallon de Nant in the Swiss canton of Vaud. Twenty individual trees and soil were sampled along two transects perpendicular to the main river channel of the Avançon de Nant at approximately midday on seven days in the foliage season between July 2017 and June 2018. The data consists of two data (csv) and one document (pdf) files. The sample data file includes the date and estimated time of sampling, the type of sample (vegetation or soil), the transect and tree ID for look-up in the tree metadata file, the soil depth in centimeters, and the determined mean and standard deviation of deuterium, oxygen-18, and oxygen-17. The tree metadata file includes the transect (north or south), the tree ID number, the latitude, longitude, elevation (meters above sea level), and tree height and diameter at breast height in centimeters. Finally, a document describing the methods in more detail is included.