Geothermal fluxes of alkalinity in the Narayani river system of central Nepal

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Evans, Matthew J ^a   Deny, Louis A ^b   France Lanord, Christian ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Germanium; Himalaya; Hot springs; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244444496     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GC000719     Document Type: Article

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