Complex weathering in drylands: Implications of 'stress' history for rock debris breakdown and sediment release

Geomorphology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 30-48

  Warke, P A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basalt; Death Valley; Granite; Limestone; Salt weathering; Sandstone; Stress

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRANITE; LIMESTONE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STRESS MEASUREMENT; WEATHERING PROFILE; WEATHERING RATE;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847012112     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.03.038     Document Type: Article

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