Evidence for freeze-thaw events and their implications for rock weathering in northern Canada: II. The temperature at which water freezes in rock

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 249-259

  Hall, Kevin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Exotherms; Freeze temperature; Freeze thaw; Weathering

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; THAWING; WATER; WEATHERING;

EXOTHERMS; FREEZE-THAW EVENTS; ROCK WEATHERING;

ROCK MECHANICS;

FREEZING; ROCK MECHANICS; THAWING; WATER; WEATHERING;

FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FREEZING; ROCK GLACIER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WEATHERING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847039509     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1389     Document Type: Article

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