How accurate are rivers as gauges of chemical denudation of the Earth surface?

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 171-174

  Bouchez, Julien ^a,b   Gaillardet, Jérôme ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; KAOLINITE; RIVERS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SILICATES; SOLID STATE REACTIONS;

CHEMICAL DENUDATION; CHEMICAL DENUDATION RATES; DISSOLVED LOAD; EARTH SURFACE; FLUID-PHASE; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WEATHERING CONDITIONS;

WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DENUDATION; DISSOLVED LOAD; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; KAOLINITE; OXYGEN; RIVER WATER; TRACER;

EID: 84988711045     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34934.1     Document Type: Article

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