Monosialitization as the main chemical weathering process in the Poços de Caldas alkaline plateau (MG)

dc.contributor.authorde Mello, Rafael Carvalho Alves [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorda Conceição, Fabiano Tomazini [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Alexandre Martins [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorde Souza Sardinha, Diego
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Ciência e Tecnologia
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T21:04:50Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T21:04:50Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-01
dc.description.abstractThe characteristics of surface waters are strongly influenced by chemical weathering processes of the rocks in a watershed. Thus, this work investigated the chemical weathering influences on the surface water composition in the Poços de Caldas alkaline plateau, studying the Ariranha Stream basin. The physical and chemical parameters were evaluated monthly, totalizing twelve samples throughout 2016. The results indicated that the Ariranha Stream waters are constituted mainly by HCO3- and Na+ dissolved ions. The dissolved load was 247,6 t/a in 2016, with the majority being transported in the wet period (75,6%). The annual flux of 25,3 t/km2/a is lower than the obtained in other watersheds composed for alkaline rocks in Brazil or elsewhere, independently of the climatic conditions. The Ariranha Stream waters are controlled by a mixed between the rainwaters and the monossialitisation processes of the primary minerals of the Poços de Caldas alkaline plateau.en
dc.description.affiliationUNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas Departamento de Geografia e Planejamento Ambiental
dc.description.affiliationUNIFAL – Universidade Federal de Alfenas Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Poços de Caldas
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas Departamento de Geografia e Planejamento Ambiental
dc.format.extent1685-1699
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.20502/rbg.v23i3.2133
dc.identifier.citationRevista Brasileira de Geomorfologia, v. 23, n. 3, p. 1685-1699, 2022.
dc.identifier.doi10.20502/rbg.v23i3.2133
dc.identifier.issn2236-5664
dc.identifier.issn1519-1540
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85135458827
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/241473
dc.language.isopor
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Brasileira de Geomorfologia
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAlkaline rocks
dc.subjectChemical erosion
dc.subjectWater-rock interactions
dc.titleMonosialitization as the main chemical weathering process in the Poços de Caldas alkaline plateau (MG)en
dc.titleMonossialitização como principal processo de intemperismo químico no planalto alcalino de Poços de Caldas (MG)pt
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-3625-4788[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5763-0535[4]

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