『Abstract
The weathering rates of forty-seven stream catchments in the
English Lake District were calculated using 1) critical element
ratios; 2) mass-balance budgets; and 3) the MAGIC model. There
was a great deal of variability in the weathering rates of the
five different parent material groups (greywacke, slate, andesite,
tuff and granite) found in the study area. However when individual
catchments were considered, the three methods provided consistent
base cation weathering rates. This suggests that any of the methods
could be employed for future catchment weathering studies. This
paper also explores the implications of the weathering results
when considering the possibility of the area becoming acidified
due to increased loads of sulphur and nitrogen in the future.
Keywords: acidification; critical element ratios; MAGIC model;
mass-balance; weathering』
1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study area
2.2. Method description and deriving weathering rates
2.2.1. MAGIC model
2.2.2. Mass balance method
2.2.3. Critical element ratio method (cf. Winchester and Floyd,
1977)
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
References