Online Application for Stable Isotope Studies-Groundwater

Isotopes are atoms of an element with the same atomic number but different atomic masses. Water from different sources and places can be characterized by their isotopic signatures or unique ‘fingerprints’ which are used as tracers in groundwater studies.

Potential applications of stable isotopic studies in groundwater include understanding aquifer recharge sources and dynamics, surface water-groundwater interactions, inter-aquifer interactions, salinity issues, groundwater flow paths and contamination transport, aquifer renewability, submarine groundwater discharge, spring characterization etc.

About the application

This online system provides tools to search and access stable isotope data. It also has tools for map based browsing and plotting of parameters related to stable isotope studies. Data from Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP) pertaining to India are mapped to this system. Users can also upload, visualize, and analyze their own datasets.

It is a freeware. However, the users are requested to acknowledge and use the following citation in the documents : Dwivedi Y, Mishra S, Tiwari S, Verma A, Verma C, Babu P, Dwivedi S N & Ray Chowdhuri S (2024), OASIS-G - an Online Application for Stable Isotope Studies-Groundwater, developed under SIH 2022 , Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), DoWR , RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti , Govt. of India.

How to use

The application can be freely accessed from the CGWB website

Click here to go to the webapplication OASIS-G

Credits

The software was developed as a part of Smart India Hackathon 2022.

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