Influence of temperature and moisture availability on physical rock weathering along the Victoria Land coast, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-67

  Elliott, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Freeze thaw; Granite Harbour Intrusives; Laboratory simulations; Latitudinal Gradient Project; Rock characteristics

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CRACKING; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GRAIN SIZE; GRANITE; LABORATORY METHOD; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MOISTURE; POROSITY; QUARTZ; ROCK; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; GNEISS POINT; TEALL ISLAND; TERRA NOVA BAY; VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 38149105918     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102007000685     Document Type: Article

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