Comment on “A Simple Model for Regolith Formation by Chemical Weathering” by Braun et al.: Contradictory Concentrations and a Tale of Two Velocities

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Abstract An intriguing model has been presented predicting that the rate of deepening of the critical zone is proportional to lateral hydraulic gradients in a hillslope's perched aquifer. Unfortunately, the model is based on assumptions that lead to a contradiction and the prediction that discharge concentrations are supersaturated with respect to weathering products. Consequently, the remainder of the paper's deductions from the model cannot be regarded as valid. A corrected version of the model implies that deepening of the critical zone is proportional to local recharge, and not to lateral water table gradients.

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