Marine silicate weathering in the anoxic sediment of the Ulleung Basin: Evidence and consequences

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 3437-3453

  Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Torres, Marta E ^b   Haley, Brian A ^b   Ryu, Jong Sik ^c   Park, Myong Ho ^d   Hong, Wei Li ^e   Choi, Jiyoung ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

excess alkalinity; illitization; marine silicate weathering; strontium isotopes; Ulleung Basin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM; PH; SEDIMENTS; SILICATES; STRONTIUM; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; WEATHERING;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP MARINE SEDIMENTS; ILLITIZATION; METHANOGENESIS; PRODUCING WATER; SILICATE WEATHERING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; ULLEUNG BASIN;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

ALKALINITY; ANOXIC SEDIMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANOGENESIS; SILICATE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; WEATHERING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

EID: 84983516191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GC006356     Document Type: Article

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