Research Article| June 01, 2008 Extreme storm events, landscape denudation, and carbon sequestration: Typhoon Mindulle, Choshui River, Taiwan Steven T. Goldsmith; Steven T. Goldsmith * 1School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1398, USA *E-mail: goldsmith.35@osu.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Anne E. Carey; Anne E. Carey 1School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1398, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar W. Berry Lyons; W. Berry Lyons 2Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1009, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Shuh-Ji Kao; Shuh-Ji Kao 3Academia Sinica, Research Center for Environmental Changes, Taipei 115, Taiwan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar T.-Y. Lee; T.-Y. Lee 3Academia Sinica, Research Center for Environmental Changes, Taipei 115, Taiwan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jean Chen Jean Chen 3Academia Sinica, Research Center for Environmental Changes, Taipei 115, Taiwan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2008) 36 (6): 483–486. https://doi.org/10.1130/G24624A.1 Article history received: 28 Nov 2007 rev-recd: 15 Feb 2008 accepted: 01 Mar 2008 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Steven T. Goldsmith, Anne E. Carey, W. Berry Lyons, Shuh-Ji Kao, T.-Y. Lee, Jean Chen; Extreme storm events, landscape denudation, and carbon sequestration: Typhoon Mindulle, Choshui River, Taiwan. Geology 2008;; 36 (6): 483–486. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G24624A.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract We have performed the first known semicontinuous monitoring of particulate organic carbon (POC) fluxes and dissolved Si concentrations delivered to the ocean during a typhoon. Sampling of the Choshui River in Taiwan during Typhoon Mindulle in 2004 revealed a POC flux of 5.00 × 105 t associated with a sediment flux of 61 Mt during a 96 h period. The linkage of high amounts of POC with sediment concentrations capable of generating a hyperpycnal plume upon reaching the ocean provides the first known evidence for the rapid delivery and burial of POC from the terrestrial system. These fluxes, when combined with storm-derived CO2 consumption of 1.65 × 108 mol from silicate weathering, elucidate the important role of these tropical cyclone events on small mountainous rivers as a global sink of CO2. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.