“…First, while the conceptual framework for climate control on weathering rates is validated by laboratory experiments quantifying dissolution rates under different temperature or water‐flow conditions [ White et al ., ; White and Brantley , ], field‐based studies reveal significant complexity among climate‐weathering linkages [ Brantley , ; Drever et al ., ; White and Brantley , ], which may be explained by time‐dependent factors such as changing mineral surface area, pore water concentrations, and secondary precipitates. Similarly, climate's control on soil weathering can be modified by the complex influence of other competing variables such as lithology, erosion rates, and/or dust deposition [e.g., Ferrier et al ., ; Riebe et al ., ]. Furthermore, field‐based weathering rates are often measured in locations where multiple variables (including climate variables such as temperature and water availability) exert competing controls on mineral weathering and the fate of released ions [ Chadwick and Chorover , ].…”