Role of Periglacial Processes in Epikarst Morphogenesis: A Case Study from Chelm Chalk Quarry, Lublin Upland, Eastern Poland

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 251-266

  Dobrowolski, Radoslaw ^a   Bieganowski, Andrzej ^b   Mroczek, Przemyslaw ^a   Ryzak, Magdalena ^b  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chalk; Eastern Poland; Epikarst; Lithofacies analysis; Micromorphology; Particle size; Periglacial processes

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CHALK; DISSOLUTION; KARST; LITHOFACIES; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS; PERMAFROST; QUARRY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

LUBELSKIE; LUBLIN UPLAND; POLAND;

EID: 84870814389     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1750     Document Type: Article

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