Chemical weathering in the plain and peninsular sub-basins of the Ganga: Impact on major ion chemistry and elemental fluxes

2010 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 2340-2355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santosh K. Rai ◽  
Sunil K. Singh ◽  
S. Krishnaswami
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Weathering ◽  
Ion Chemistry ◽  
Major Ion Chemistry ◽  
Major Ion

scholarly journals Controls on the major-ion chemistry of the Dokriani glacier meltwaters, Ganga basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (149) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Iqbal Hasnain ◽  
Renoj. J. Thayyen
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Weathering ◽  
Sediment Concentration ◽  
Garhwal Himalaya ◽  
Ion Chemistry ◽  
Major Ion Chemistry ◽  
Ganga Basin ◽  
Major Ion ◽  
Bhagirathi River ◽  
River Ganga

Abstract A detailed study of the major-ion chemistry of the Dokriani glacier meltwaters, feeding the Bhagirathi river, Ganga basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India, has been carried out to assess the role of active glaciers in the higher chemical-denudation rate (CDR) in this area. The CDR of the Dokriani glacier catchment is 321.6 t km-2 a-1, higher than in other glacierized catchments of the world, indicating intense chemical erosion in the glacierized catchments of the Himalaya. The dominance of Ca2+, HCO3 - and SO4 2- in meltwaters throughout the 6 month (May–October) ablation period suggests that the chemical weathering is dominated by coupled reactions involving sulphide oxidation and carbonate dissolution. Good positive correlation between SO4 2- and suspended-sediment concentration during July and August (r 2 = 0.72 and 0.67, respectively) suggests that the southwest monsoonal rainfall enhances the weathering of supraglacial moraine and contributes significant amounts of sulphate to the high meltwater discharges. The sulphate flux, as a proportion of combined (SO4 2- + HCO3 -) flux, also increased from 45% at 2 m3 s-1 to 63% at 10 m3 s-1.

scholarly journals Controls on the major-ion chemistry of the Dokriani glacier meltwaters, Ganga basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (149) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Iqbal Hasnain ◽  
Renoj. J. Thayyen
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Weathering ◽  
Sediment Concentration ◽  
Garhwal Himalaya ◽  
Ion Chemistry ◽  
Major Ion Chemistry ◽  
Ganga Basin ◽  
Major Ion ◽  
Bhagirathi River ◽  
River Ganga

AbstractA detailed study of the major-ion chemistry of the Dokriani glacier meltwaters, feeding the Bhagirathi river, Ganga basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India, has been carried out to assess the role of active glaciers in the higher chemical-denudation rate (CDR) in this area. The CDR of the Dokriani glacier catchment is 321.6 t km-2 a-1, higher than in other glacierized catchments of the world, indicating intense chemical erosion in the glacierized catchments of the Himalaya. The dominance of Ca2+, HCO3- and SO42- in meltwaters throughout the 6 month (May–October) ablation period suggests that the chemical weathering is dominated by coupled reactions involving sulphide oxidation and carbonate dissolution. Good positive correlation between SO42- and suspended-sediment concentration during July and August (r2 = 0.72 and 0.67, respectively) suggests that the southwest monsoonal rainfall enhances the weathering of supraglacial moraine and contributes significant amounts of sulphate to the high meltwater discharges. The sulphate flux, as a proportion of combined (SO42- + HCO3-) flux, also increased from 45% at 2 m3 s-1 to 63% at 10 m3 s-1.

RAPID CHANGES IN MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY OF SEAWATER AND THE END-PERMIAN MASS EXTINCTION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim K. Lowenstein ◽  
◽  
Javier Garcia Veigas ◽  
Dioni I. Cendón ◽  
Lluís Gibert Beotas
Keyword(s):  
Mass Extinction ◽  
Ion Chemistry ◽  
Major Ion Chemistry ◽  
Major Ion ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Permian Mass Extinction
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