Tectonics regulate CO2 release more strongly than chemical weathering in 
central Italy

Erlanger, Erica; Hovius, Niels

doi:10.1038/s41561-024-01397-2

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Tectonics regulate CO2 release more strongly than chemical weathering in central Italy

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Erlanger, Erica
4.6 Geomorphology, 4.0 Geosystems, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Hovius, Niels
4.6 Geomorphology, 4.0 Geosystems, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Erlanger, E., Hovius, N. (2024): Tectonics regulate CO2 release more strongly than chemical weathering in central Italy. - Nature Geoscience, 17, 383-384.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01397-2

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In a part of the Apennines, where the Earth’s crust is thin and heat flow is high, production of CO2 from deep below the mountains dominates over near-surface weathering processes that consume this greenhouse gas. Ultimately, the magnitude of deep CO2 release tips the balance towards a landscape that is a net carbon emitter.