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The uplifting weathering hypothesis
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asserts that the global mean rate of
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chemical weathering is heavily affected
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by the availability of fresh rock and
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mineral surfaces that the weathering
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process can attack.
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This hypothesis suggests that tectonic
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uplifting enhances the exposure of
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freshly fragmented rock which is an
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important factor in the intensity of
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chemical weathering.
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This hypothesis looks at chemical
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weathering as the active driver of
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climate change, rather than as a negative
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feedback that moderates climate
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changes.
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