Chemical weathering response to tectonic forcing: A soils perspective from the San Gabriel Mountains, California
What controls the chemical weathering of soils in tectonically active landscapes? Recent
field and modeling studies suggest that tectonic forcing and associated increases in erosion …
field and modeling studies suggest that tectonic forcing and associated increases in erosion …
The critical role of climate and saprolite weathering in landscape evolution
JL Dixon, AM Heimsath… - Earth Surface Processes …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Landscapes evolve in response to external forces, such as tectonics and climate, that
influence surface processes of erosion and weathering. Internal feedbacks between erosion …
influence surface processes of erosion and weathering. Internal feedbacks between erosion …
Coupling chemical weathering with soil production across soil‐mantled landscapes
BC Burke, AM Heimsath… - Earth Surface Processes …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Soil‐covered upland landscapes constitute a critical part of the habitable world. Our
understanding of how they evolve as a function of different climatic, tectonic and geological …
understanding of how they evolve as a function of different climatic, tectonic and geological …
Strong tectonic and weak climatic control of long-term chemical weathering rates
The relationships among climate, physical erosion, and chemical weathering have remained
uncertain, because long-term chemical weathering rates have been difficult to measure …
uncertain, because long-term chemical weathering rates have been difficult to measure …
Kinetically limited weathering at low denudation rates in semiarid climatic conditions
J Schoonejans, V Vanacker, S Opfergelt… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Biogeochemical cycling within the Critical Zone depends on the interactions between
minerals and fluids controlling chemical weathering and physical erosion rates. In this study …
minerals and fluids controlling chemical weathering and physical erosion rates. In this study …
Weathering profiles, mass-balance analysis, and rates of solute loss: Linkages between weathering and erosion in a small, steep catchment
SP Anderson, WE Dietrich… - Geological Society of …, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In a headwater catchment in the Oregon Coast Range, we find that solid-phase mass losses
due to chemical weathering are equivalent in the bedrock and the soil. However, the long …
due to chemical weathering are equivalent in the bedrock and the soil. However, the long …
Thickness of the chemical weathering zone and implications for erosional and climatic drivers of weathering and for carbon-cycle feedbacks
AJ West - Geology, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Quantitative understanding of variability in weathering fluxes on the modern Earth is limited
because little is known about where the most important weathering reactions take place …
because little is known about where the most important weathering reactions take place …
Sharp decrease in long-term chemical weathering rates along an altitudinal transect
We used cosmogenic nuclide and geochemical mass balance methods to measure long-
term rates of chemical weathering and physical erosion across a steep climatic gradient in …
term rates of chemical weathering and physical erosion across a steep climatic gradient in …
[PDF][PDF] The relationship between tectonic uplift and chemical weathering rates in the Washington Cascades: field measurements and model predictions
Tectonic uplift is one of the key factors controlling the supply of material to weathering
environments. At present however, there is debate about whether tectonics or climate plays …
environments. At present however, there is debate about whether tectonics or climate plays …
Long-term rates of chemical weathering and physical erosion from cosmogenic nuclides and geochemical mass balance
Quantifying long-term rates of chemical weathering and physical erosion is important for
understanding the long-term evolution of soils, landscapes, and Earth's climate. Here we …
understanding the long-term evolution of soils, landscapes, and Earth's climate. Here we …