The marine geochemical budget of some solutes does not add up. A test case shows that at least part of the reason may lie in the timescale over which continental weathering recovers from glaciations.
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Derry, L. A glacial hangover. Nature 458, 417–418 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/458417a
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