Weathering and the Riverine Denudation of Continents

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geology
Cover of the book Weathering and the Riverine Denudation of Continents by Pedro José Depetris, Andrea Inés Pasquini, Karina Leticia Lecomte, Springer Netherlands
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Author: Pedro José Depetris, Andrea Inés Pasquini, Karina Leticia Lecomte ISBN: 9789400777170
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: November 19, 2013
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Pedro José Depetris, Andrea Inés Pasquini, Karina Leticia Lecomte
ISBN: 9789400777170
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: November 19, 2013
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

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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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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