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Weathering and the Riverine Denudation of Continents

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Penilaian

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In this monograph the authors present an overview of the state-of-the-art and use examples or case histories to illustrate the combined role of rock decay and rivers on continental denudation. The Earth’s surface dynamics would not be conceivable without the fundamental component of rock weathering and the subsequent transport of solid debris and dissolved components to the coastal ocean through riverine drainage pathways. In other words, continental wear away is highly dependent on the mechanisms that control mineral decay. Moreover, besides the significant role played by rivers in shaping the Earth’s outer skin, there is the important function that rivers perform in all geochemical cycles, mediating between the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere and the hydrosphere. Drainage basins and the weathering of rocks that occur therein may be significant sources (or sinks) of carbon dioxide and, hence, play a significant role in affecting the Earth’s climate.

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Inventory Code	Barcode	Call Number	Location	Status
1408010114	EB0000129	551.9 DEP w	Central Library	Available

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Series Title

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Call Number

551.9 DEP w

Publisher

Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer Dordrecht., 2014

Collation

x, 95 hlm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-94-007-7717-0

Classification

551.9

Content Type

Text

Media Type

computer

Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

1

Subject(s)

Geokimia
Dissolved Load

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