Glaciers show direct linkage between erosion rate and chemical weathering fluxes

Geomorphology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 147-157

  Anderson, Suzanne Prestrud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Erosion; Glaciers; Mineral surface area; Physical weathering; Saturation state

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DENUDATION; EROSION RATE; GLACIAL EROSION; WEATHERING RATE;

EID: 16244377734     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.07.010     Document Type: Article

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