Chemical weathering and chemical runoffs in the seashore granite hills in South China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1195-1204

  Gao, Quan Zhou ^a   Tao, Zhen ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

acid deposition; chemical weathering; CO2; granite; ion; sea salt

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; ACID PRECIPITATION; ATMOSPHERIC CO; CHEMICAL COMPONENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHEMICAL WEATHERING PROCESS; CO2; GUANGDONG PROVINCE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MAJOR IONS; SEA SALTS; SLOPE RUNOFF; SOUTH CHINA; STUDY AREAS; SURFACE RUNOFFS; WET AND DRY;

ACIDS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BEACHES; CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; IONS; LITHOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RUNOFF; SOIL MECHANICS; WATERSHEDS;

WEATHERING;

ACID DEPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DRY DEPOSITION; GRANITE; IONIC COMPOSITION; OXIDATION; PYRITE; RUNOFF; SEA SALT; SILICON; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATERSHED; WET DEPOSITION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; XI RIVER; ZHUHAI;

EID: 77955307176     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-4007-y     Document Type: Article

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