Measuring the extent of chemical weathering in subarctic alpine environments: Implications for future research

Polar Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-75

  Dixon, John C ^a   Thorn, Colin E ^b   Darmody, Robert G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BEDROCK; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; REGOLITH;

EID: 5444246126     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/789610160     Document Type: Article

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