The geochemistry of rivers in tectonically active areas of Taiwan and New Zealand

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 398, Issue , 2006, Pages 339-351

  Carey, Anne E ^a   Kao, Shuh Ji ^b   Hicks, D Murray ^c   Nezat, Carmen A ^d   Lyons, W Berry ^e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Sediments; Streams; Taiwan; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS; WATERSHEDS; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL EROSION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; MARINE SEDIMENTS; NEW ZEALAND; STREAMS; SUSPENDED MATTERS; TAIWAN; UPPER CONTINENTAL CRUST;

RIVERS;

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONTINENTAL CRUST; EROSION RATE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LANDSCAPE; RIVER WATER; UPLIFT; WATERSHED;

HAAST RIVER; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS; TAIWAN; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 76149124247     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2006.2398(21)     Document Type: Article

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