Rock organic carbon oxidation CO2 release offsets silicate weathering sink

JR Zondervan, RG Hilton, M Dellinger, FJ Clubb… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Mountain uplift and erosion have regulated the balance of carbon between Earth's interior
and atmosphere, where prior focus has been placed on the role of silicate mineral …

High rates of rock organic carbon oxidation sustained as Andean sediment transits the Amazon foreland-floodplain

M Dellinger, RG Hilton, JJ Baronas… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The oxidation of organic carbon contained within sedimentary rocks (“petrogenic” carbon, or
hereafter OCpetro) emits nearly as much CO2 as is released by volcanism, thereby playing …

The global biogeochemical cycle of rhenium

L Ghazi, KE Grant, A Chappaz… - Global …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This paper is the first comprehensive synthesis of what is currently known about the different
natural and anthropogenic fluxes of rhenium (Re) on Earth's surface. We highlight the …

An unshakable carbon budget for the Himalaya

L Märki, M Lupker, C France-Lanord, J Lavé… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The erosion and weathering of mountain ranges exert a key control on the long-term (105–
106 yr) cycling of carbon between Earth's surface and crust. The net carbon budget of a …

[HTML][HTML] Geological respiration of a mountain belt revealed by the trace element rhenium

RG Hilton, J Gaillardet, D Calmels, JL Birck - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Oxidation of rock-derived, petrogenic, organic carbon (OC petro) during weathering of
sedimentary rocks is a major source of carbon dioxide (CO 2) to the atmosphere. This …

Carbon dioxide emissions by rock organic carbon oxidation and the net geochemical carbon budget of the Mackenzie River Basin

K Horan, RG Hilton, M Dellinger… - American …, 2019 - durham-repository.worktribe.com
The exposure of organic carbon in rocks to oxidative weathering can release carbon dioxide
(CO2) to the atmosphere and consume atmospheric oxygen. Alongside volcanism …

Impact of seasonal river input on the Bay of Bengal simulation

S Jana, A Gangopadhyay, A Chakraborty - Continental Shelf Research, 2015 - Elsevier
This study seeks to better understand the impact of seasonal river input on the Bay of Bengal
(BoB) using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). To quantify the effects, two …

Sensitivity of the Bay of Bengal upper ocean to different winds and river input conditions

S Jana, A Gangopadhyay, PFJ Lermusiaux… - Journal of Marine …, 2018 - Elsevier
The sensitivity of the Bay of Bengal (BoB) upper ocean circulation and thermohaline
structure to varying wind strengths and river salinity conditions is investigated using a set of …

Low rates of rock organic carbon oxidation and anthropogenic cycling of rhenium in a slowly denuding landscape

M Ogrič, M Dellinger, KE Grant, V Galy… - Earth Surface …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The oxidation of petrogenic organic carbon (OCpetro) is a source of carbon dioxide to the
atmosphere over geological timescales. The rates of OCpetro oxidation in locations that …

Application of the 187Re-187Os geochronometer to crustal materials: Systematics, methodology, data reporting, and interpretation

AD Rooney, D Hnatyshin, J Toma… - Geological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The rhenium-osmium (187Re-187Os) system is a highly versatile chronometer that is
regularly applied to a wide range of geological and extraterrestrial materials. In addition to …