Sustained sulfide oxidation by physical erosion processes in the Mackenzie River basin: Climatic perspectives

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1003-1006

  Calmels, Damien ^a,c   Gaillardet, Jérôme ^a   Brenot, Agnès ^b   France Lanord, Christian ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO2; Carbonate weathering; Mackenzie River; Mechanical erosion; Sulfide oxidation

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE WEATHERING; PHYSICAL EROSION; RIVER BASIN; SULFIDE OXIDATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; CORRELATION METHODS; EROSION; OXIDATION; ROCKS; SULFURIC ACID; WEATHERING;

RIVERS;

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CARBON CYCLE; CATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; EROSION; OXIDATION; RIVER BASIN; SULFIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

CANADA; MACKENZIE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 37449003853     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24132A.1     Document Type: Article

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