Chemical erosion in the eastern Himalaya: Major ion composition of the Brahmaputra and δ13C of dissolved inorganic carbon

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 69, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3573-3588

  Singh, Sunil K ^a   Sarin, M M ^a   France Lanord, Christian ^b  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; EROSION; RIVER CHANNEL; RUNOFF;

ASIA; BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WORLD;

ARIDA;

EID: 22344440341     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.02.033     Document Type: Article

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