Geomorphological, chemical and physical study of "calanchi" landforms in NW Sicily (southern Italy)

Geomorphology

Volumn 153-154, Issue , 2012, Pages 219-231

  Pulice, Iolanda ^a   Cappadonia, Chiara ^b   Scarciglia, Fabio ^a   Robustelli, Gaetano ^a   Conoscenti, Christian ^b   De Rose, Rossella ^a   Rotigliano, Edoardo ^b   Agnesi, Valerio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calanchi fronts; Chemical and physical properties; Microforms; Mineralogy; SAR

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EROSION; MASS MOVEMENT; MOBILITY; PARAMETERIZATION; PH; PRESSURE; SATURATION; SILTY CLAY;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84859431015     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.02.026     Document Type: Article

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