Mountains are only minor contributors to erosion and climate regulation

Monday, January 7, 2013 - 13:01 in Earth & Climate

For years, geologists believed that mountains, due to their steep slopes and high rates of erosion, were large contributors to the trapping of carbon in ocean sediment. But a new study suggests that mountains do not play a significant role in this activity, turning a geological paradigm on its head.

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