The significance of Himalayan rivers for silicate weathering rates: Evidence from the Bhote Kosi tributary

Chemical Geology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 205-220

  Harris, Nigel ^a   Bickle, Mike ^b   Chapman, Hazel ^b   Fairchild, Ian ^c   Bunbury, Judith ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Himalayan rivers; Strontium isotopes; Weathering

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; WEATHERING;

ASIA, HIMALAYAS;

EID: 0031848013     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00132-0     Document Type: Article

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