Biogeochemical weathering under ice: Size matters

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Wadham, J L ^a   Tranter, M ^a   Skidmore, M ^b   Hodson, A J ^c   Priscu, J ^b   Lyons, W B ^d   Sharp, M ^e   Wynn, P ^f   Jackson, M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHEMICAL DATA SET; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHEMICAL WEATHERING PROCESS; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; CONTINENTAL ICE SHEET; DESIGN STRATEGIES; ICE MASS; ICE SHEET; ISOLATION CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; RESIDENCE TIME; SILICATE DISSOLUTION; SOLUTE BUDGETS; SOLUTE FLUX; SUBGLACIAL LAKES; SUBGLACIAL MELTWATER; SULFIDE OXIDATION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATE MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; ECOLOGY; GLACIERS; ICE CONTROL; METAL RECOVERY; SILICATES; SOIL MECHANICS; WEATHERING;

ICE;

ANOXIA; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BASAL ICE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOSPHERE; CALCITE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DATA SET; DISSOLUTION; GLACIER; ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; SULFIDE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 77957552148     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GB003688     Document Type: Article

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