Chemical and physical weathering in New Zealand's Southern Alps monitored by bedload sediment major element composition

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1715-1735

  Kautz, Christopher Q ^a   Martin, Candace E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; WEATHERING;

FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS; HYDRODYNAMIC WINNOWING; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SAND SIZE FRACTIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

BEDLOAD; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY MINERAL; LITHIC FRAGMENT; MUSCOVITE; PROTOLITH; SCHIST; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILICATE; SOURCE ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; CLUTHA RIVER; HAAST RIVER; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 34547755459     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.03.031     Document Type: Article

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