Two unique weathering regimes in the Changjiang and Huanghe drainage basins: Geochemical evidence from river sediments

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-34

  Yang, Shouye ^a   Jung, Hoi Soo ^b   Li, Congxian ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Changjiang and Huanghe; Geochemistry; River sediments; Silicate weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; SILICATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE RIVER; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 0842348352     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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