Lithium Isotopes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108964968)

Lithium isotopes are a relatively novel tracer of present and past silicate weathering processes. Given that silicate weathering is the primary long-term method by which CO2 is removed from the atmosphere, Li isotope research is going through an exciting phase. We show the weathering processes that fractionate dissolved and sedimentary Li isotope ratios, focusing on weathering intensity and clay formation. We then discuss the carbonate and silicate archive potential of past seawater δ7Li. These archives have been used to examine Li isotope changes across both short and long timescales. The former can demonstrate the rates at which the climate is stabilised from perturbations via weathering, a fundamental piece of the puzzle of the long-term carbon cycle.

Author: Philip A. E. Pogge Von Strandmann,Mathieu Dellinger,A. Joshua West
ISBN-10: 1108964966
ISBN-13: 9781108964968
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/26/2021
Pages: 34
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.13lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.07d