Freeze-thaw cycles on rock surfaces below the timberline in a montane zone: Field measurements in Kobugahara, Northern Ashio Mountains, Central Japan

Catena

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 218-226

  Seto, M ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central Japan; Freeze thaw cycles; Montane zone; Rock surfaces; Weathering

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GRANODIORITE; MONTANE FOREST; PLATEAU; ROCK PROPERTY; STREAM; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREELINE; WEATHERING;

ASHIO MOUNTAINS; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO;

EID: 77955304711     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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