Aeolian controls of soil geochemistry and weathering fluxes in high-elevation ecosystems of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-46

  Lawrence, Corey R ^a   Reynolds, Richard L ^b   Ketterer, Michael E ^c   Neff, Jason C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; LEAD; MASS BALANCE; PARENT MATERIAL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

COLORADO; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873476444     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.12.023     Document Type: Article

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