Chemical and physical weathering of fluvial sands in an arctic environment: Sands of the Sagavanirktok River, North Slope, Alaska

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 560-570

  Robinson, Rebecca S ^a,b   Johnsson, Mark J ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; PHYSICAL WEATHERING; SAND;

USA, ALASKA, NORTH SLOPE, SAGAVANIRKTOK RIVER;

CALCITE; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EROSION; QUARTZ; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WEATHERING;

ARCTIC COASTAL PLAINS; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTS; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA; PHYSICAL WEATHERING; SEDIMENT COMPOSITION;

RIVERS;

EID: 0030874451     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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