@article{fdi:010072728, title = {{T}emporal variability and annual budget of inorganic dissolved matter in {A}ndean {P}acific {R}ivers located along a climate gradient from northern {E}cuador to southern {P}eru}, author = {{M}oquet, {J}. {S}. and {G}uyot, {J}ean-{L}oup and {M}orera, {S}. and {C}rave, {A}. and {R}au, {P}. and {V}auchel, {P}hilippe and {L}agane, {C}hristelle and {S}ondag, {F}rancis and {L}avado, {C}. {W}. and {P}ombosa, {R}. and {M}artinez, {J}ean-{M}ichel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n {E}cuador and {P}eru, geochemical information from {P}acific coastal rivers is limited and scarce. {H}ere, we present an unedited database of major element concentrations from five {HYBAM} observatory stations monitored monthly between 4 and 10 years, and the discrete sampling of 23 {A}ndean rivers distributed along the climate gradient of the {E}cuadorian and {P}eruvian {P}acific coasts. {C}oncentration ({C}) vs. discharge ({Q}) relationships of the five monitored basins exhibit a clear dilution behavior for evaporites and/or pyrite solutes, while the solute concentrations delivered by other endmembers are less variable. {S}patially, the annual specific fluxes for total dissolved solids ({TDS}), {C}a2+, {HCO}3, {K}+, {M}g2+, and {S}i{O}2 are controlled on the first order by runoff variability, while {C}l, {N}a+ and {SO}42 are controlled by the occurrence of evaporites and/or pyrite. {T}he entire {P}acific basin in {E}cuador and {P}eru exported 30 {M}t {TDS}.yr (1), according to a specific flux of similar to 70 t.km (2).yr (1). {T}his show that, even under low rainfall conditions, this orogenic context is more active, in terms of solute production, than the global average.}, keywords = {{P}acific {R}ivers ; {A}ndes ; {C} vs. {Q} relationships ; {C}limate control ; {R}iverine ; dissolved budget ; {EQUATEUR} ; {PEROU} ; {ANDES} ; {PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {G}eoscience}, volume = {350}, numero = {1-2}, pages = {76--87}, ISSN = {1631-0713}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1016/j.crte.2017.11.002}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072728}, }