Weathering and the riverine denudation of continents [electronic resource] / Pedro José Depetris, Andrea Inés Pasquini, Karina Leticia Lecomte.
Depetris, P. J. (Pedro J.), author.; Pasquini, Andrea Inés, author.; Lecomte, Karina Leticia, author.
2014
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Title Weathering and the riverine denudation of continents [electronic resource] / Pedro José Depetris, Andrea Inés Pasquini, Karina Leticia Lecomte.
Author Depetris, P. J. (Pedro J.), author.
ISBN 9789400777170 electronic book
9400777175 electronic book
9789400777163
9400777167
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7717-0
Published Dordrecht : Springer, 2014.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (x, 95 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Item Number 10.1007/978-94-007-7717-0 doi
Call Number QE570
Dewey Decimal Classification 551.3/52
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 25, 2013).
Added Author Pasquini, Andrea Inés, author.
Lecomte, Karina Leticia, author.
Series SpringerBriefs in earth system sciences. South America and the Southern hemisphere.
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The Commencement of Continental Denudation: Mechanical Weathering
The Biological Path to Rock Breakdown
Chemical Weathering Processes at Earth's Surface
Weathering: Intensity and Rates
The Wearing Away of Continents
Concluding Comments.

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