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Research article
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05 Jul 2022
Research article |
| 05 Jul 2022
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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
Department of Geology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405,
USA
Gund Institute for Environment, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
Paul R. Bierman
Gund Institute for Environment, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources, the
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
Department of Geosciences, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, USA
Rita Sibello Hernández
Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos, Departamento de Estudio de la Contaminación Ambiental. AP 5, 59350, Ciudad Nuclear, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Alejandro García-Moya
Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos, Departamento de Estudio de la Contaminación Ambiental. AP 5, 59350, Ciudad Nuclear, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Lee B. Corbett
Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources, the
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
Alan J. Hidy
Atmospheric, Earth, and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Héctor Cartas Águila
Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos, Departamento de Estudio de la Contaminación Ambiental. AP 5, 59350, Ciudad Nuclear, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Aniel Guillén Arruebarrena
Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos, Departamento de Estudio de la Contaminación Ambiental. AP 5, 59350, Ciudad Nuclear, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Greg Balco
Berkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
David Dethier
Department of Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA
Marc Caffee
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Short summary
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.
We used cosmogenic radionuclides in detrital river sediment to measure erosion rates of...
