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Title
Transport of dissolved Si from soil to river : a conceptual mechanistic model
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Abstract
This paper reviews the processes which determine the concentrations of dissolved silicon (DSi) in soil water and proposes a conceptual mechanistic model for understanding the transport of Si through soils to rivers. The net DSi present in natural waters originates from the dissolution of mineral and amorphous Si sources in the soil, as well as precipitation processes. Important controlling factors are soil composition (mineralogy and saturated porosity) and soil water chemistry (pH, concentrations of organic acids, CO2 and electrolytes). Together with production, polymerization and adsorption equations they constitute a mechanistic framework determining DSi concentrations. We discuss how key controls differ across soil horizons and how this can influence the DSi transport. A typical podzol soil profile in a temperate climate is used as an example, but the proposed model is transferrable to other soil types. Additionally, the impact of external forcing factors such as seasonal climatic variations and land use is evaluated. This blueprint for an integrated model is a first step to mechanistic modelling of Si transport processes in soils. Future implementation with numerical methods should validate the model with field measurements.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Silicon
Publication
2013
ISSN
1876-990X
DOI
10.1007/S12633-012-9138-7
Volume/pages
5 :1 (2013) , p. 115-133
ISI
000313969000011
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UAntwerpen
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Reactivity of biogenic Si in terrestrial ecosystems: a crucial missing concept in our knowledge of aquatic-terrestrial links in the silica cycle and the coupled C-sinks.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 25.01.2013
Last edited 09.10.2023
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