Periglacial landforms, rock forms | Rock weathering

Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2249-2256

  Murton, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological weathering; Hydration shattering; Ice segregation; Oxidation; Solution; Thermally induced stress; Volumetric expansion; Weathering rates and products

Indexed keywords

EID: 85079746926     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-44-452747-8/00113-7     Document Type: Chapter

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