Weathering sources in the Gaoping (Kaoping) river catchments, southwestern Taiwan: Insights from major elements, Sr isotopes, and rare earth elements

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 433-443

  Chung, Chuan Hsiung ^a   You, Chen Feng ^a   Chu, Hui Yao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Rare earth elements; Sr isotope; The Gaoping (Kaoping) River

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; RARE EARTHS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATES; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CATCHMENT BASINS; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHEMICAL WEATHERING PROCESS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE SIGNATURES; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MAJOR IONS; PREFERENTIAL DISSOLUTIONS; REE PATTERNS; RIVER CATCHMENTS; RIVER WATERS; ROCK TYPES; SOURCE IDENTIFICATIONS; SOURCE REGIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SR ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; THE GAOPING (KAOPING) RIVER; UPPER STREAMS; WEATHERING MECHANISMS;

WEATHERING;

CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAOPING RIVER; TAIWAN;

EID: 60749116079     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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