The dependence of chemical weathering rates on fluid residence time

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 294, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 101-110

  Maher, K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dissolution kinetics; Erosion; Feedback; Transport limited; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLUTION KINETICS; FLUID CHEMISTRY; FLUID FLOW RATES; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; HYDROLOGIC PROPERTIES; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MICROBIAL PROCESS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY CONTROL; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; RESIDENCE TIME; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TIME DEPENDENCE; TRANSPORT-LIMITED; WEATHERING RATES;

AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLAY MINERALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLUTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ORGANIC MINERALS; PROCESS CONTROL; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MECHANICS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; RESIDENCE TIME; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WEATHERING RATE;

EID: 77952288524     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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