Chemical weathering and lithologic controls of water chemistry in a high-elevation river system: Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone River, Wyoming and Montana

Seasonal analyses of surface water geochemistry were conducted in the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone watershed to determine whole‐rock weathering rates. The Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone is a high‐elevation catchment with distinct bedrock lithologies. Using dissolved solute concentratio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water resources research 1999-05, Vol.35 (5), p.1643-1655
Hauptverfasser: Horton, Travis W., Chamberlain, C. Page, Fantle, Matt, Blum, Joel D.
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Zusammenfassung:Seasonal analyses of surface water geochemistry were conducted in the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone watershed to determine whole‐rock weathering rates. The Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone is a high‐elevation catchment with distinct bedrock lithologies. Using dissolved solute concentrations and stream flow data, we calculated cation denudation rates of 119 g m−2 yr−1 (65,900 eq ha−1 yr−1) for carbonate‐rich sedimentary rocks, 16.6 g m−2 yr−1 (8200 eq ha−1 yr−1) for andesitic volcanics, and 9.8 g m−2 yr−1(5300 eq ha−1 yr−1) for granitic gneisses. Ca/Na ratios indicate that chemical weathering of disseminated calcite in granitic rocks contributes to the total solute load in these subcatchments. Removal of this c(2100 eq ha−1 yr−1).
ISSN:0043-1397
1944-7973
DOI:10.1029/1998WR900103