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The Use of Stable Isotopes to Partition Evapotranspiration Fluxes into Evaporation and Transpiration Zhang Shichun1,2, Wen Xuefa1, Wang Jianlin3, Yu Guirui1, Sun Xiaomin1* 1. Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing,100101,China; 2. Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,100049,China; 3. Q ingdao Agricutural U niversity, Qingdao, 266109,China Resume of the first author: Zhang Shichun, 1979, Liaoning, China, Master, Doctoral Candidate, Stable Isotope Geochemistry and Stable Isotope Ecology E-mail: zhangsc.06b@igsnrr.ac.cn Cell phone:Resume of the corresponding author: Sun Xiaomin, Professor, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, A11 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China E-mail: sunxm@igsnrr.ac.cn Tel: 86-10 Fax: 86-10 Abstract It’s crucial to partition evapotranspiration (ET) into evaporation (E) and transpiration (T) components for better understanding eco-hydrological processes and their underlying mechanisms, and improving the establishment and validation of hydrological models at the ecosystem scale. Traditional eddy covariance technique serves as a useful tool to estimate ET, but it encounters difficulties in quantifying the relative contribution of E and T to ET. Combining with eddy covariance technique, it’s possible to partition ET based on the measurements of stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in liquid and vapor phases of water in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum (SPAC) system. The key challenge is to precisely determine the oxygen-18 and deuterium isotopic compositions of ET (δET), E (δE) and T (δT). δE can be estimated based on the Craig-Gordon model. δT is usually approximated by the δ18O and δD of water in xylem or twig (δx), assuming