Weathering and the Riverine Denudation of Continents

• Main Authors: Depetris, Pedro José (Author), Pasquini, Andrea Inés (Author), Lecomte, Karina Leticia (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Hydrogeology.; Geobiology.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Commencement of Continental Denudation: Mechanical Weathering
• The Biological Path to Rock Breakdown
• Chemical Weathering Processes at Earth´s Surface
• Weathering: Intensity and Rates
• The Wearing Away of Continents
• Concluding Comments.