Identification of exposed weathering fronts

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-123

  Rowl Twidale, Charles ^a,b   Vidal Romani, Juan Ramon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Etch surface; Recognition of etching; Reliable criteria; Uncertain criteria; Weathering front

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; REGOLITH; WEATHERING;

EID: 4344664326     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.17.107-123     Document Type: Article

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