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Penn Study Shows Mountains Are Only Minor Contributors to Erosion and Climate Regulation
January 7, 2013
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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 led by the University of Pennsylvania's Jane Willenbring suggests that mountains do not play a significant role in this activity, turning a geological paradigm on its head.
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