Sources of dissolved carbon in large rivers: insights from coupled 13C-14C in the upper Changjiang (Yangtze) River

J Zhong, A Galy, S Zolkos, S Xu, CQ Liu… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Export of dissolved carbon from rivers connects terrestrial and oceanic carbon cycling, and
represents a key component of global carbon budgets. In this study, we measured the …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical weathering processes in the Chinese Loess Plateau

N Chai, Z Zhao, X Li, J **ao, Z ** - Geoscience Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
Covered by erodible loess and affected by significant seasonal climate variations, chemical
weathering in the Chinese Loess Plateau (abbreviated as CLP) has important effects on the …

Chemical weathering in glacial catchment acting as a net carbon source

Y Cao, M Wang, F Zhang, Y Hu, L Yang, Y Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over geological time scales, continental silicate weathering is considered as a critical
carbon sink that regulates long-term climate feedback. By contrast, recent studies indicate …

Erosional modulation of the balance between alkalinity and acid generation from rock weathering

S Xu, A Bufe, SL Li, ED Erlanger, L Ran, J Zhong… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
The balance between alkalinity generation by carbonate and silicate weathering and sulfuric
acid generation by sulfide weathering controls the effect of weathering on atmospheric pCO …

Changes in sediment, nutrients and major ions in the world largest reservoir: Effects of damming and reservoir operation

S Li, YJ Xu, M Ni - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
River damming and reservoir operation alter hydrological process, raising concerns over far-
reaching influence on fluvial water, biogeochemistry and sediment fluxes due to the …

Lithological and glacial controls on sulfide weathering and the associated CO2 budgets in the Tibetan Plateau: new constraints from small catchments

W Liu, Z Xu, H Jiang, X Zhou, T Zhao, Y Li - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau, a region that hosts low to middle-latitude glaciers and a high
density of metasedimentary rocks, is a hotspot of continental weathering and carbon cycling …

Lithium isotope compositions of the Yangtze River headwaters: Weathering in high-relief catchments

T Ma, M Weynell, SL Li, Y Liu, B Chetelat… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Tectonically active high relief areas are proposed to have a substantial impact on climate
regulation throughout the Cenozoic. Here, we present lithium (Li) isotope data of the …

Oxidation of pyrite and reducing nitrogen fertilizer enhanced the carbon cycle by driving terrestrial chemical weathering

S Xu, S Li, J Su, F Yue, J Zhong, S Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Sulfuric acid formed by pyrite oxidation and nitric acid formed by oxidation of reducing
nitrogen fertilizer through neutralization with carbonate minerals can rapidly perturb the …

Behaviour of Sr, Ca, and Mg isotopes under variable hydrological conditions in high-relief large river systems

BB Chen, SL Li, PAEP von Strandmann… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
To assess how chemical weathering processes in large high-relief river systems respond to
climatic variability, we studied seasonal changes in radiogenic strontium (87 Sr/86 Sr) and …

Role of anthropogenic sulfuric and nitric acids in carbonate weathering and associated carbon sink budget in a karst catchment (Guohua), southwestern China

Y **e, F Huang, H Yang, S Yu - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Accurate estimate of carbon sink flux resulted from carbonate weathering in the karst area is
of great significance for advancing the current understanding of the global carbon cycle and …