Thermal attributes of rock weathering: Zonal or azonal? a comparison of rock temperatures in different environments

Polar Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-92

  Sumner, P D ^a   Meiklejohn, K I ^a   Nel, W ^b   Hedding, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD REGION; ROCK MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEATHERING;

EID: 14344256021     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/789610119     Document Type: Article

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