From: Refining the contribution of riverine particulate release to the global marine Nd budget
Processes | Area | Annual average | ||
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Water discharge (km3 yr−1) | Nd (pmol kg−1) | Flux (Mg yr−1) | ||
River input (FQ) | Changjiang River | 913.9a | 182.4 | 24.0 |
Atmospheric input (FP) | Â | 0.12b | 86.0/135.9 | 0.3 |
Groundwater input (FG) |  | 72c | 1054–3606 | (11.0–40.3) ± 5.0 |
Water exchange (FX)e | ECS (FX ECS) | 517.2 | 57.6d | 4.3 |
 | YS (FX YS) | 97.9 | 64.5 | 0.9 |
Water output (FR)e | ECS (FR ECS) | 729.6 | 57.6d | 6.1 |
 | YS (FR YS) | 138.0 | 64.5 | 1.3 |