Himalayan metamorphic CO2 fluxes: Quantitative constraints from hydrothermal springs

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 265, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 616-629

  Becker, John A ^a   Bickle, Mike J ^a   Galy, Albert ^a   Holland, Tim J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbon cycle; climate; CO2; Himalaya; hot springs; isotopes; metamorphism

Indexed keywords

HIMALAYAN METAMORPHIC DEGASSING; METAMORPHISM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGASSING; FRACTIONATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICATES; WEATHERING;

HOT SPRINGS;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGASSING; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; THERMAL SPRING;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 38049043958     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.10.046     Document Type: Article

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