Weathering and porosity formation in subsoil granitic clasts, Bishop Creek moraines, California

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 172-185

  Rossi, Ann M ^a   Graham, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Weathering index of parker; WIP

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CHRONOSEQUENCES; CLAY FILMS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; GRANITIC ROCKS; GRANODIORITE; PORE CHARACTERISTICS; PORE MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY DEVELOPMENT; POROSITY FORMATION; SIERRA NEVADA , CALIFORNIA; SOIL SURFACES; TOTAL POROSITY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER STORAGE; WEATHERED ROCKS; WEATHERING INDICES;

MICA; POROSITY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

WEATHERING;

BIOTITE; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CLAST; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRANITE; MORAINE; MYCORRHIZA; POROSITY; REGOLITH; SOIL SURFACE; SUBSOIL; WATER STORAGE; WEATHERING;

BISHOP CREEK; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73849139439     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0146     Document Type: Article

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