Crack propagation by differential insolation on desert surface clasts

Geomorphology

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 472-481

  Moores, John E ^a   Pelletier, Jon D ^a   Smith, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert pavement; Hydrology; Solar insolation; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CLAST; CRACK PROPAGATION; DESERT; HYDRATION; INSOLATION; MONSOON; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WEATHERING;

EID: 55049112101     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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