Mechanisms controlling the silicon isotopic compositions of river waters

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 249, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 290-306

  Georg, R B ^a   Reynolds, B C ^a   Frank, M ^b   Halliday, A N ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MC ICPMS; river; seasonal variability; Si isotopes; weathering

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC WEATHERING; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SILICON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; WEATHERING FLUX;

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; WEATHERING;

RIVERS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISSOLVED MATTER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SILICON; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33749051011     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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