Weathering and the riverine denudation of continents [electronic resource] / Pedro José Depetris, Andrea Inés Pasquini, Karina Leticia Lecomte.

9789400777170 electronic book
9400777175 electronic book
9789400777163
9400777167

Dordrecht : Springer, 2014.

English

1 online resource (x, 95 pages) : illustrations (some color).

10.1007/978-94-007-7717-0 doi

QE570

551.3/52

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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SpringerBriefs in earth system sciences. South America and the Southern hemisphere.

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