TY - JOUR AU - Stumpp, Christine AU - Brüggemann, Nicolas AU - Wingate, Lisa TI - Stable Isotope Approaches in Vadose Zone Research JO - Vadose zone journal VL - 17 IS - 1 SN - 1539-1663 CY - Madison, Wis. PB - SSSA M1 - FZJ-2018-03819 SP - PY - 2018 AB - Recent developments in the measurement, modeling, and application of stable isotope tools to provide insights on water flow, transport, biogeochemical, and ecological processes in the vadose zone have motivated a special section in Vadose Zone Journal. We give an overview of recent advances and challenges in stable isotope approaches in the vadose zone and present the key findings from the five manuscripts in this special section. These five manuscripts advance our understanding of (i) analytical developments in water stable isotope analysis, (ii) modeling of water and transport within the soil matrix using water stable isotopes, and (iii) using compound-specific isotope analysis for identifying the fate of nonaqueous-phase liquids in the unsaturated zone. LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000439714000001 DO - DOI:10.2136/vzj2018.05.0096 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/849683 ER -