Rapid and selective clast weathering on an alluvial fan, eastern Karoo, South Africa

Catena

Volumn 126, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-42

  Boardman, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alluvial fan; Karoo; Land degradation; South Africa; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ALLUVIAL FAN; CLAST; COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DIABASE; HOLOCENE; LAND DEGRADATION; LITHOLOGY; MUDSTONE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SANDSTONE; WEATHERING;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84918554079     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.036     Document Type: Article

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