The stable calcium isotopic composition of rivers draining basaltic catchments in Iceland

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 374, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-184

  Hindshaw, Ruth S ^a   Bourdon, Bernard ^b   Pogge von Strandmann, Philip A E ^c   Vigier, Nathalie ^d   Burton, Kevin W ^e  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calcium isotopes; Chemical weathering; Iceland

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ISOTOPES; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FRACTIONATION FACTORS; FRACTIONATION PROCESS; ICELANDS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; WEATHERING REGIMES;

BASALT; CALCIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WEATHERING;

CATCHMENTS;

BASALT; CALCIUM; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RIVER WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ICELAND;

EID: 84880617911     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.038     Document Type: Article

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