Carbon isotopes in the rivers from the Lesser Antilles: origin of the carbonic acid consumed by weathering reactions in the Lesser Antilles
International audience In this paper, we use carbon isotopes in the dissolved load of rivers from the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc (Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica islands) to constrain the source of the carbon dioxide (CO2) involved in the neutralization reactions during water-rock interactions...
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ftbrgm:oai:HAL:hal-00817665v1 2024-05-19T07:38:54+00:00 Carbon isotopes in the rivers from the Lesser Antilles: origin of the carbonic acid consumed by weathering reactions in the Lesser Antilles Rive, Karine Gaillardet, Jerome Agrinier, Pierre Rad, Setareh Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPG Paris)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) CEGEO Cegeo Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) 2013-02-13 https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00817665 https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3385 en eng HAL CCSD Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/esp.3385 hal-00817665 https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00817665 doi:10.1002/esp.3385 ISSN: 0197-9337 EISSN: 1096-9837 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00817665 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2013, 38 (9), pp.1020-1035. ⟨10.1002/esp.3385⟩ dissolved inorganic carbon C isotopes weathering volcanic rocks rivers hydrothermal springs [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2013 ftbrgm https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3385 2024-05-02T00:01:06Z International audience In this paper, we use carbon isotopes in the dissolved load of rivers from the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc (Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica islands) to constrain the source of the carbon dioxide (CO2) involved in the neutralization reactions during water-rock interactions. The d13C data span a large range of variations, from -19% to -5 _ 2% for DIC (dissolved inorganic carbon) concentrations ranging from 11 mM to 2000 mM. Coupled with major element concentrations, carbon isotopic ratios are interpreted as reflecting a mixture of magmatic CO2 (enriched in heavy carbon (d13C_-3 _ 5%) and biogenic CO2 produced in soils (enriched in light carbon (d13C<-17%)). Carbon isotopes show that, at the regional scale, 23 to 40% of CO2 consumed by weathering reactions is of magmatic origin and is transferred to the river system through aquifers under various thermal regimes. These numbers remain first-order estimates as the major uncertainty in using carbon isotopes as a source tracer is that carbon isotopes can be fractionated by a number of processes, including soil and river degassing. Chemical weathering is clearly, at least, partly controlled by the input of magmatic CO2, either under hydrothermal (hot) or surficial (cold) weathering regimes. This study shows that the contribution of magmatic CO2 to chemical weathering is an additional parameter that could explain the high weathering rates of volcanic rocks. The study also shows that a significant part of the carbon degassed from the Earth's interior is not released as CO2 to the atmosphere, but as DIC to the ocean because it interacts with the groundwater system. This study calls for a better understanding of the contributions of deep carbon to the hydrosphere and its influence on the development of the Critical Zone. Article in Journal/Newspaper Carbonic acid BRGM: HAL (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières) Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 38 9 1020 1035 |
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dissolved inorganic carbon C isotopes weathering volcanic rocks rivers hydrothermal springs [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes Rive, Karine Gaillardet, Jerome Agrinier, Pierre Rad, Setareh Carbon isotopes in the rivers from the Lesser Antilles: origin of the carbonic acid consumed by weathering reactions in the Lesser Antilles |
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International audience In this paper, we use carbon isotopes in the dissolved load of rivers from the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc (Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica islands) to constrain the source of the carbon dioxide (CO2) involved in the neutralization reactions during water-rock interactions. The d13C data span a large range of variations, from -19% to -5 _ 2% for DIC (dissolved inorganic carbon) concentrations ranging from 11 mM to 2000 mM. Coupled with major element concentrations, carbon isotopic ratios are interpreted as reflecting a mixture of magmatic CO2 (enriched in heavy carbon (d13C_-3 _ 5%) and biogenic CO2 produced in soils (enriched in light carbon (d13C<-17%)). Carbon isotopes show that, at the regional scale, 23 to 40% of CO2 consumed by weathering reactions is of magmatic origin and is transferred to the river system through aquifers under various thermal regimes. These numbers remain first-order estimates as the major uncertainty in using carbon isotopes as a source tracer is that carbon isotopes can be fractionated by a number of processes, including soil and river degassing. Chemical weathering is clearly, at least, partly controlled by the input of magmatic CO2, either under hydrothermal (hot) or surficial (cold) weathering regimes. This study shows that the contribution of magmatic CO2 to chemical weathering is an additional parameter that could explain the high weathering rates of volcanic rocks. The study also shows that a significant part of the carbon degassed from the Earth's interior is not released as CO2 to the atmosphere, but as DIC to the ocean because it interacts with the groundwater system. This study calls for a better understanding of the contributions of deep carbon to the hydrosphere and its influence on the development of the Critical Zone. |
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Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPG Paris)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) CEGEO Cegeo Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) |
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Carbon isotopes in the rivers from the Lesser Antilles: origin of the carbonic acid consumed by weathering reactions in the Lesser Antilles |
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Carbon isotopes in the rivers from the Lesser Antilles: origin of the carbonic acid consumed by weathering reactions in the Lesser Antilles |
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