Mechanical weathering rates on Signy Island, maritime antarctic
Abstract By means of reāevaluating a number of properties of rock tablets left in the field for varying time periods, an estimation of rock breakdown rates is attained. From data obtained during the last five years, it would appear that rates are very slow, only of the order of 2% mass loss per 100...
Published in: | Permafrost and Periglacial Processes |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
1990
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430010108 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.3430010108 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.3430010108 |