Global chemical weathering of surficial rocks estimated from river dissolved loads

1987/05/01 by M. Meybeck, Michel Meybeck · 1,591 citations
Engineering · Environmental Science · #CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions #Earth science #Geochemistry #Geology #Geomorphology #Geotechnical engineering #Groundwater flow and contamination studies #Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis #Hydrology (agriculture) #Weathering

paper · pdf · doi:10.2475/ajs.287.5.401

published in American Journal of Science 287(5), 401-428 (Yale University)

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