Anthropogenic influences on riverine fluxes of dissolved inorganic carbon to the oceans

• Published in: Limnology and oceanography letters Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 143 - 155
• Main Authors: Raymond, Peter A., Hamilton, Stephen K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2018; Wiley
• Subjects: Acidification; Acids; Alkalinity; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic ecosystems; Biogeochemistry; Calcification; Carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide; Chemistry; Climate change; Dissolved inorganic carbon; Global warming; Hydrologic cycle; Liming; Minerals; Mining; Natural waters; Oceans; Precipitation; River systems; Rivers; Seawater; Sediments; Water treatment; Watersheds; Weathering; Weathering zone

Bicarbonate (HCO3−), the predominant form of dissolved inorganic carbon in natural waters, originates mostly from watershed mineral weathering. On time scales of decades to centuries, riverine fluxes of HCO3− to the oceans and subsequent reactions affect atmospheric CO2, global climate and ocean pH....