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Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-435-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-435-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
Research article
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05 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 05 Jul 2022

Cosmogenic nuclide and solute flux data from central Cuban rivers emphasize the importance of both physical and chemical mass loss from tropical landscapes

Mae Kate Campbell, Paul R. Bierman, Amanda H. Schmidt, Rita Sibello Hernández, Alejandro García-Moya, Lee B. Corbett, Alan J. Hidy, Héctor Cartas Águila, Aniel Guillén Arruebarrena, Greg Balco, David Dethier, and Marc Caffee

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In situ Be-10, Al-26, and Ne-21 measurements of detrital river sediment in central Cuba M. K. Campbell, P. R. Bierman, A. H. Schmidt, R. Y. Sibello Hernández, A. Garcia-Moya, L. B. Corbett, A. J. Hidy, H. A. Cartas Aguila, A. Guillén Arruebarrena, G. Balco, D. Dethier, and M. W. Caffee https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.940051

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We used cosmogenic radionuclides in detrital river sediment to measure erosion rates of watersheds in central Cuba; erosion rates are lower than rock dissolution rates in lowland watersheds. Data from two different cosmogenic nuclides suggest that some basins may have a mixed layer deeper than is typically modeled and could have experienced significant burial after or during exposure. We conclude that significant mass loss may occur at depth through chemical weathering processes.
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