Negative correlations between Mg:Ca and total dissolved solids in lakes: False aridity signals and decoupling mechanism for paleohydrologic proxies

Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 427-430

  Shapley, Mark D ^a   Ito, Emi ^b   Forester, Richard M ^c  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IONS; LAKES; LITHOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; DECOUPLING MECHANISM; EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; IONIC COMPOSITION; LAKE SEDIMENTS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

ARIDITY; CALCIUM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE WATER; MAGNESIUM; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOSALINITY; SOLUTE; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953941932     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G30718.1     Document Type: Article

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