Tafoni development in a cryotic environment: An example from Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1502-1519

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Granite weathering; Salt weathering; Tafoni; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; EROSION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOIL MECHANICS; SPEED; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA; GRANITE WEATHERING; SALT WEATHERING; TAFONI;

WIND EFFECTS;

SNOW ACCUMULATION; THERMAL REGIME; WEATHERING; WIND EROSION; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 54749097880     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1620     Document Type: Article

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