Salt-weathering simulations under hot desert conditions: Agents of enlightenment or perpetuators of preconceptions?

Geomorphology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 211-227

  Smith, B J ^a   Warke, P A ^a   McGreevy, J P ^b   Kane, H L ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Geology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hot deserts; Laboratory simulations; Salt weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DESERT; MICROCLIMATE; ROCK PROPERTY; SALT;

EID: 16244422638     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.03.015     Document Type: Article

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