The periglacial engine of mountain erosion – Part 1: Rates of frost cracking and frost creep
With accelerating climate cooling in the late Cenozoic, glacial and periglacial erosion became more widespread on the surface of the Earth. The resultant shift in erosion patterns significantly changed the large-scale morphology of many mountain ranges worldwide. Whereas the glacial fingerpr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Earth Surface Dynamics |
| Online Access: | http://www.earth-surf-dynam.net/3/447/2015/esurf-3-447-2015.pdf |