An Overlooked Silica Source of the Modern Oceans: Are Sandy Beaches the Key?

We consider the Si flux resulting from sand grain dissolution on beaches under the pressure of the intensive and continuous shaking by the waves, a potential source of oceanic DSi that is not currently considered. Today, DSi source and sink fluxes are balanced within large uncertainties, at ca. 10.4...

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Main Authors: Sébastien Fabre, Catherine Jeandel, Thomas Zambardi, Michel Roustan, Rafaël Almar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2019.00231/full