Aspect-dependent variations in regolith creep revealed by meteoric 10Be

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 507-510

  West, Nicole ^a   Kirby, Eric ^b   Bierman, Paul ^c   Clarke, Brian A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; SOIL MOISTURE; WATERSHEDS;

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA; CRITICAL ZONES; DEPTH MEASUREMENTS; FREEZE-THAW; HIGH RESOLUTION; SOIL COHESION; TOPOGRAPHIC GRADIENTS; TRANSPORT RATE;

FACINGS;

CREEP; DEPTH DETERMINATION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HILLSLOPE; MASS TRANSFER; REGOLITH; SURFACE FLUX; TOPOGRAPHY; WATERSHED;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902130409     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G35357.1     Document Type: Article

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