Chemical weathering in the Three Rivers region of Eastern Tibet

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1857-1877

  Noh, Hyonjeong ^a   Huh, Youngsook ^a   Qin, Jianhua ^b   Ellis, Andre ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORITE; HEADWATER; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING RATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MEKONG RIVER; SALWEEN RIVER; XIZANG; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 61849112304     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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