Carbon dioxide emissions by rock organic carbon oxidation and the net geochemical carbon budget of the Mackenzie River Basin

• Main Authors: Horan, K, Hilton, RG, Dellinger, M, Tipper, E, Galy, V, Calmels, D, Selby, D, Gaillardet, J, Ottley, CJ, Parsons, DR, Burton, KW
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Journal of Science (AJS) 2019
• Subjects: erosion and weathering; carbon cycle; Mackenzie River; petrogenic organic carbon; rhenium; Arctic; Canada; Liard; Tsiigehtchic; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/315179; https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.62287

© 2019 American Journal of Science. All rights reserved. The exposure of organic carbon in rocks to oxidative weathering can release carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere and consume atmospheric oxygen. Alongside volcanism, metamorphism, and the weathering of carbonate minerals by sulfuric acid, th...