Research Article| June 01, 2001 Strong tectonic and weak climatic control of long-term chemical weathering rates Clifford S. Riebe; Clifford S. Riebe 1Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-4767, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James W. Kirchner; James W. Kirchner 1Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-4767, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Darryl E. Granger; Darryl E. Granger 2Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert C. Finkel Robert C. Finkel 3Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2001) 29 (6): 511–514. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0511:STAWCC>2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 05 Oct 2000 rev-recd: 06 Feb 2001 accepted: 22 Feb 2001 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Clifford S. Riebe, James W. Kirchner, Darryl E. Granger, Robert C. Finkel; Strong tectonic and weak climatic control of long-term chemical weathering rates. Geology 2001;; 29 (6): 511–514. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0511:STAWCC>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The relationships among climate, physical erosion, and chemical weathering have remained uncertain, because long-term chemical weathering rates have been difficult to measure. Here we show that long-term chemical weathering rates can be measured by combining physical erosion rates, inferred from cosmogenic nuclides, with dissolution losses, inferred from the rock-to-soil enrichment of insoluble elements. We used this method to measure chemical weathering rates across 22 mountainous granitic catchments that span a wide range of erosion rates and climates. Chemical weathering rates correlate strongly with physical erosion rates but only weakly with climate, implying that, by regulating erosion rates, tectonic uplift may significantly accelerate chemical weathering rates in granitic landscapes. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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