Reservoir theory for studying the geochemical evolution of soils

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Mudd, Simon Marius ^a   Yoo, Kyungsoo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LEACHING; REACTION RATE; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL EROSION; WEATHERING RATE;

EID: 77956313467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001591     Document Type: Article

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