All Articles tagged Himalayan rivers

• Science Paper
  November 04, 2024 EDT
  Calcite Dissolution-Reprecipitation Reactions Are a Key Control on the Sr/Ca, Mg/Ca and δ^88/86Sr Compositions of Himalayan River Waters
  Emily I. StevensonKevin W. BurtonIan J. ParkinsonRachael H. JamesBasak KisakürekEd TipperMichael Bickle

  The increase in Sr/Ca ratios of Himalayan rivers is modelled by balanced dissolution-precipitation reactions. The stable Sr-isotopic compositions and Sr/Ca ratios of waters constrain the carbonate reprecipitation rates.

  Abstract