Weathering of granite in Antarctica: I. Light penetration into rock and implications for rock weathering and endolithic communities

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-307

  Hall, Kevin ^a,d   Guglielmin, Mauro ^b   Strini, Andrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Endolithic organisms; Granite; Light penetration; Weathering

Indexed keywords

MINERALOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; WEATHERING;

ENDOLITHIC ORGANISM; HEAT TRANSFORMATION; THERMAL CONDITION;

GRANITE;

GRANITE; MINERALOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; WEATHERING;

ENDOLITHON; GRANITE; HEAT TRANSFER; LIGHT EFFECT; PENETRATION TEST; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 39549112299     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1618     Document Type: Article

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