Multi-phase evolution of gnammas (weathering pits) in a Holocene deglacial granite landscape, Minnesota (USA)

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-177

  Domínguez Villar, David ^a   Jennings, Carrie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Minnesota Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Gnamma; Holocene; Minnesota; Relative dating; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHERING;

GNAMMAS; PALEOFLOODS; WEATHERING PITS;

ROCKS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; ROCKS; WEATHERING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATING METHOD; EXHUMATION; GRANITE; HOLOCENE; LANDSCAPE; MORPHOMETRY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOFLOOD; SAPROLITE; TILL; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHERING;

BIG STONE COUNTY; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39549107789     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1532     Document Type: Article

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