Temperature observations in Antarctic tafoni: Implications for weathering, biological colonization, and tafoni formation

Antarctic Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-384

  Hall, Kevin ^a,c   André, Marie Françoise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flaking; Formative processes; Granular disintegration; Humidity

Indexed keywords

CAVITY; COLONIZATION; HUMIDITY; ROCK; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33747891038     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102006000423     Document Type: Article

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