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Discussion on Silicate Weathering in the Huanghe Drainage Basin

Long Zhang

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We collected water and riverbed sediments samples from the main stream and some major tributaries of the Huanghe in June and July,2007 and discussed the chemical weathering processes of silicates.K+ and Na+ concentrations deriving from silicate weathering were identified,based on the source of K+ and Na+ in the Huanghe drainage basin and selected(K/Na) ratios of silicate weathering.Then Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations deriving from silicate weathering via the(Ca/Na) and(Mg/K) ratios of silicate from different riverbed sediments in the basin were obtained.Finally CO2 consumption rates by silicate weathering were estimated.When using the average discharge for many years of 58.02×109 km3/a and the average discharge of 24.83×109 km3/a in 2007,we estimate CO2 consumption rates to be 26.22×103 mol/km2/a and 11.19×103 mol/km2/a,respectivelly.

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We collected water and riverbed sediments samples from the main stream and some major tributaries of the Huanghe in June and July,2007 and discussed the chemical weathering processes of silicates.K+ and Na+ concentrations deriving from silicate weathering were identified,based on the source of K+ and Na+ in the Huanghe drainage basin and selected(K/Na) ratios of silicate weathering.Then Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations deriving from silicate weathering via the(Ca/Na) and(Mg/K) ratios of silicate from different riverbed sediments in the basin were obtained.Finally CO2 consumption rates by silicate weathering were estimated.When using the average discharge for many years of 58.02×109 km3/a and the average discharge of 24.83×109 km3/a in 2007,we estimate CO2 consumption rates to be 26.22×103 mol/km2/a and 11.19×103 mol/km2/a,respectivelly.

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We collected water and riverbed sediments samples from the main stream and some major tributaries of the Huanghe in June and July,2007 and discussed the chemical weathering processes of silicates.K+ and Na+ concentrations deriving from silicate weathering were identified,based on the source of K+ and Na+ in the Huanghe drainage basin and selected(K/Na) ratios of silicate weathering.Then Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations deriving from silicate weathering via the(Ca/Na) and(Mg/K) ratios of silicate from different riverbed sediments in the basin were obtained.Finally CO2 consumption rates by silicate weathering were estimated.When using the average discharge for many years of 58.02×109 km3/a and the average discharge of 24.83×109 km3/a in 2007,we estimate CO2 consumption rates to be 26.22×103 mol/km2/a and 11.19×103 mol/km2/a,respectivelly.

Key concepts: Weathering, Silicate, Tributary, Geology, Drainage basin, Structural basin, Geochemistry, Drainage

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