This work constructs a fracture mechanics framework for conceptualizing mechanical rock
breakdown and consequent regolith production and erosion on the surface of Earth and …

Silicate weathering is critical to global carbon cycle and climate change, and has attracted
considerable attention in Earth science studies. Chemical weathering intensity evaluation …

Earth's climate may be stabilized over millennia by solubilization of atmospheric carbon
dioxide (CO2) as minerals weather, but the temperature sensitivity of this thermostat is …

Climatic and non‐climatic factors affect the chemical weathering of silicate rocks, which in
turn affects the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere on a long‐term scale. However, the …

Sediments link hillslopes to river channels. The size of sediments entering channels is a key
control on river morphodynamics across a range of scales, from channel response to human …

The rate of chemical weathering has been observed to increase with the rate of physical
erosion in published comparisons of many catchments, but the mechanisms that couple …

Lithospheric organic carbon (“petrogenic”; OCpetro) is oxidized during exhumation and
subsequent erosion of mountain ranges. This process is a considerable source of carbon …

Uplift and erosion modulate the carbon cycle over geologic timescales by exposing minerals
to chemical weathering. However, the erosion sensitivity of mineral weathering remains …

The hypothesis that mountains influence global climate through links among rock uplift,
physical and chemical denudation, and the carbon cycle remains vigorously debated. We …

Several studies have measured riverine fluxes of Ca and carbonate alkalinity in Iceland with
the aim of quantifying the role of basalt weathering in the long-term carbon cycle. A major …