Role of hydraulic diffusivity in the decrease of weathering rates over time

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 512, Issue , 2014, Pages 87-106

  Pacheco, Fernando A L ^a   Van der Weijden, Cornelis H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydraulic diffusivity; Plagioclase; Time; Weathering rate

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DIFFUSION; FELDSPAR; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; ISOTOPES; KAOLINITE; MICA; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; WATERSHEDS; WELL LOGGING;

HYDRAULIC DIFFUSIVITY; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; MINERAL COMPOSITION; PLAGIOCLASE; REGRESSION EQUATION; TIME; WATER BALANCE MODELS; WEATHERING RATES;

WEATHERING;

ALTITUDE; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PROTOLITH; REGOLITH; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SPRING WATER; WATER BUDGET; WEATHERING;

EID: 84896113793     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.02.041     Document Type: Article

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