Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Hydrological control of river and seawater lithium isotopes

  • Fei Zhang,
  • Mathieu Dellinger,
  • Robert G. Hilton,
  • Jimin Yu,
  • Mark B. Allen,
  • Alexander L. Densmore,
  • Hui Sun,
  • Zhangdong Jin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31076-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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From modern seasonal to the deep time, global data show that continental hydrology has a direct and consistent effect on river and marine Li isotope compositions, highlighting a crucial role of climate on Earth’s weathering and the carbon cycle.