Weathering processes in the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin and the riverine alkalinity budget

Chemical Geology

Volumn 159, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 31-60

  Galy, Albert ^a   France Lanord, Christian ^a  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Atmospheric CO2; Himalaya; Metamorphic CO2; Sulfide; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

NEPAL;

EID: 0032704451     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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