Our team “WeatherinGeochemistry” is part of the “Soil Science & Environment Geochemistry” group of UCLouvain, and is focused on the understanding of the Earth’s surface processes controlling chemical weathering and element export from continent to the hydrosphere.
Changing weathering dynamics in the Critical Zone in response to climate and land use changes is expected to impact on mineral nutrient cycling and mineral nutrient export to rivers.
We tackle the complexity of interacting processes (abiotic, biotic) involved in mineral weathering by an analytical approach combining soil science, geology, geochemistry and isotope geochemistry (e.g., Ge/Si ratio, stable isotopes of Si, Mg, radiogenic Sr isotopes, etc.).
We have developed a specific focus on the enhanced thawing of the permafrost in response to warming of the Earth’s high latitude regions, and the implications for mineral-organic carbon interactions.
