The fluvial geochemistry, contributions of silicate, carbonate and saline-alkaline components to chemical weathering flux and controlling parameters: Narmada River (Deccan Traps), India

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 800-824

  Gupta, Harish ^a,b   Chakrapani, Govind J ^a   Selvaraj, Kandasamy ^c   Kao, Shuh Ji ^b,c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DECCAN TRAPS; RIVER WATER; SILICATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING RATE;

INDIA; NARMADA BASIN; NARMADA RIVER;

EID: 78650938477     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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