Rapid Holocene chemical weathering on a calcitic lake shoreline in an alpine periglacial environment: Attgløyma, Sognefjell, southern Norway

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  Owen, Geraint ^a   Matthews, John A ^a   Shakesby, Richard A ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bedrock surface lowering; Chemical weathering rate; Differential weathering; Holocene; Karren; Karst; Lake shoreline; Norway; Periglacial environment; Rock platform

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; HOLOCENE; LAKE EVOLUTION; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SOGN OG FJORDANE; SOGNEFJORD;

EID: 33645023237     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.547     Document Type: Article

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