Contributions from Earth's Atmosphere to Soil

Research Article| October 01, 2007 Contributions from Earth's Atmosphere to Soil Louis A. Derry; Louis A. Derry 1Cornell University, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Ithaca, NY 14853-1506, USA E-mail: lad9@cornell.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Oliver A. Chadwick Oliver A. Chadwick 2University of California, Department of Geography Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060, USA E-mail: oac@geog.ucsb.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Louis A. Derry 1Cornell University, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Ithaca, NY 14853-1506, USA E-mail: lad9@cornell.edu Oliver A. Chadwick 2University of California, Department of Geography Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060, USA E-mail: oac@geog.ucsb.edu Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2007 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2007) 3 (5): 333–338. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.3.5.333 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Louis A. Derry, Oliver A. Chadwick; Contributions from Earth's Atmosphere to Soil. Elements 2007;; 3 (5): 333–338. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.3.5.333 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Soils are mixtures of material derived from substrate weathering, plant decomposition, and solute and particulate deposition from the atmosphere. The relative contribution from each source varies widely among soil types and environments. Atmospheric deposition of marine and mineral aerosols can have a major impact on the geochemistry and biogeochemistry of the Critical Zone. Some of the best-studied examples are from ocean islands because of the strong geochemical contrast between bedrock and atmospheric sources, but for the most part continental areas are more severely impacted by atmospheric deposition. With dust flux greater than 10% of the global river sediment flux, deposition from the atmosphere plays an important role in the biogeochemistry of soils worldwide. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.