Quantitative Field Observation on Frost Physical Weathering in the Great Wall Station Area

Field observing sites were set to measure frost weathering of bedrock in the Great Wall Station Area of Antarctica from 1988 to 1990. The result show that: (1), the weathering rate is higher in summer that in winter; (2), the weathering rate is greater at higher place that at lower place; (3), the w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhijiu, Cui, Heigang, Xiong
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 1992
Subjects:
Great Wall Station
Advances in Polar Science
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Science
Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/2050/
http://library.arcticportal.org/2050/1/A199202004.pdf
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Summary:Field observing sites were set to measure frost weathering of bedrock in the Great Wall Station Area of Antarctica from 1988 to 1990. The result show that: (1), the weathering rate is higher in summer that in winter; (2), the weathering rate is greater at higher place that at lower place; (3), the weathering rate is higher in east and southeast slopes than in other slopes; (4), the weathering rate is greater in higher mean annual air temperature year than in lower year.

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