Climatic and tectonic controls on chemical weathering in the New Zealand Southern Alps

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-46

  Jacobson, Andrew D ^a   Blum, Joel D ^a   Chamberlain, C Page ^b   Craw, Dave ^c   Koons, Peter O ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CALCITE; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLIMATE EFFECT; GEOCHEMISTRY; STREAMWATER; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0037214210     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01053-0     Document Type: Article

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