Controls on deep critical zone architecture: A historical review and four testable hypotheses

CS Riebe, WJ Hahm, SL Brantley - Earth Surface Processes …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The base of Earth's critical zone (CZ) is commonly shielded from study by many meters of
overlying rock and regolith. Though deep CZ processes may seem far removed from the …

The erosion response to Quaternary climate change quantified using uranium isotopes and in situ-produced cosmogenic nuclides

A Dosseto, M Schaller - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Studying how catchment erosion has responded to past climate change can help us better
understand not only how landscape evolution operates, but also predict the consequences …

Geophysical constraints on deep weathering and water storage potential in the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory

WS Holbrook, CS Riebe, M Elwaseif… - Earth Surface …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of bedrock to regolith marks the inception of critical zone processes, but the
factors that regulate it remain poorly understood. Although the thickness and degree of …

Key processes and timescales of tropical earth formation

T Sprafke, A Kadereit, F Lauer, FCG Rodrigues… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the formation of tropical yellow to red earth (TYRE) is essential for preserving
soil multifunctionality in well-drained tropical landscapes. Weathering and bioturbation …

Weathering profiles in granitoid rocks of the Sila Massif uplands, Calabria, southern Italy: New insights into their formation processes and rates

F Scarciglia, S Critelli, L Borrelli, S Coniglio, F Muto… - Sedimentary …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper we characterized several weathering profiles developed on granitoid rocks in
the Sila Massif upland (Calabria, southern Italy), integrating detailed macro-and …

Lithological influences on contemporary and long-term regolith weathering at the Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory

HL Buss, MC Lara, OW Moore, AC Kurtz… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Lithologic differences give rise to the differential weatherability of the Earth's surface and
globally variable silicate weathering fluxes, which provide an important negative feedback …

Controls on granitic weathering fronts in contrasting climates

NR Hayes, HL Buss, OW Moore, P Krám, RD Pancost - Chemical Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Granitic weathering profiles display highly diverse morphologies, reflecting the complex
relationships between climate and weathering rates. Some profiles exhibit abrupt transitions …

Porosity and surface area evolution during weathering of two igneous rocks

AK Navarre-Sitchler, DR Cole, G Rother, L **… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
During weathering, rocks release nutrients and store water vital for growth of microbial and
plant life. Thus, the growth of porosity as weathering advances into bedrock is a life …

Slow advance of the weathering front during deep, supply-limited saprolite formation in the tropical Highlands of Sri Lanka

T Hewawasam, F von Blanckenburg, J Bouchez… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Silicate weathering–initiated by major mineralogical transformations at the base of ten
meters of clay-rich saprolite–generates the exceptionally low weathering flux found in …

Weathering and erosion of fractured bedrock systems

MI Lebedeva, SL Brantley - Earth Surface Processes and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We explore the contribution of fractures (joints) in controlling the rate of weathering advance
for a low‐porosity rock by using methods of homogenization to create averaged weathering …