Description and genesis of buried sand-filled soil wedges near flagstaff, arizona

Physical Geography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-186

  Karlstrom, Eric T ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Frost cracking; Soil desiccation; Soil wedges

Indexed keywords

PEDOGENESIS; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035210917     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2001.10642736     Document Type: Article

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