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Spatial and Temporal Variation of Stable Isotopes in Precipitation across Costa Rica: An Analysis of Historic GNIP Records
(2013-11-27)
The location of Costa Rica on the Central American Isthmus creates unique microclimate systems that receive moisture inputs directly from the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. In Costa Rica, stable isotope monitoring ...
Chemical and functional characterization of antimicrobial metabolites isolated from ascidian Rhopalaea Birkelandi
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2011-12)
Marine ecosystems have a very large diversity of resources, most of them still partially unknown, and a
few others exploited for development of new industrial and toxicological products. The objective of this
investigation ...
Groundwater recharge mechanisms inferred from isoscapes in a complex tropical mountainous region
(AGU Publications, 2016-05-23)
Stable isotope variations and groundwater recharge mechanisms remain poorly understood across the tropics, particularly in Central America. Here stable isotopes (δ18O and δ2H) in groundwater, surface water, and rainfall ...
Tracing water sources and fluxes in a dynamic tropical environment from observations to modeling
(Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020-11-06)
Tropical regions cover approximately 36% of the Earth’s landmass. These regions are home to 40% of the world’s population, which is projected to increase to over 50% by 2030 under a remarkable climate variability scenario ...
Evaluating watershed health in Costa Rican national parks and protected areas
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020-08-11)
Although the biodiversity of Costa Rican national parks, forests, and wetlands has been extensively surveyed, there has not
been a watershed assessment that refects their baseline water quality. Undoubtedly, the infux of ...
Headwaters drive streamflow and lowland tracer export in a large-scale humid tropical catchment
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)
Headwaters are generally assumed to contribute the majority of water to downstream users, but
how much water, of what quality and where it is generated are rarely known in the humid tropics.
Here, using monthly monitoring ...
Modelling non-stationary water ages in a tropical rainforest: A preliminary spatially distributed assessment
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)
Pristine tropical forests play a critical role in regional and global climate systems. For a
better understanding of the eco-hydrology of tropical “evergreen” vegetation, it is
essential to know the partitioning of water ...
Isotope hydrology of a tropical coffee agroforestry watershed: Seasonal and event-based analyses
(Wiley & Sons, 2018)
Stable isotope variations are extremely useful for flow partitioning within the
hydrologic cycle but remain poorly understood throughout the tropics, particularly in
watersheds with rapidly infiltrating soils, such as ...
Análisis de las Olimpiadas Nacionales de Química en Costa Rica: Alcances y retos para la población joven
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2012)
La Escuela de Química ha promovido programas y proyectos académicos como las Olimpiadas de Química que estimulen y mejoren el aprendiza-je de esta ciencia. Como competencia se identifican estudiantes de alto desempeño ...
Environmental impact assessment of 17 construction projects in various university campuses
(WIT Press, 2018)
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the process of evaluating the environmental consequences
of a plan, policy, programme or any other project prior to the execution of the proposed action; it is
the primary ...