The fluvial geochemistry of the rivers of Eastern Siberia: III. Tributaries of the Lena nabar draining the basement terrain of the Siberian Craton and the Trans-Baikal Highlands

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 967-987

  Huh, Youngsook ^a   Edmond, John M ^a  

^a Atmosph Planet Sci M ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CRATON; FLUVIAL PROCESS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0032847452     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00045-9     Document Type: Article

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