Physical mechanisms of river waterfall tufa (travertine) formation

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 205-216

  Zhang, David Dian ^a   Zhang, Yingjun ^a   Zhu Xing Cheng, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITION; EVAPORATION; FLOW VELOCITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RIVERS; SUPERSATURATION; TROPICS;

ACCELERATED FLOWS; AIR-WATER INTERFACE AREA; CALCITE PRECIPITATION; FIELD MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS; LOW PRESSURE EFFECTS; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM;

WATER AERATION;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SUPERSATURATION; TRAVERTINE; TUFA; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATERFALL;

EID: 0012230354     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/061600710205     Document Type: Article

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