Soil development parameters in the absence of a chronosequence in a glaciated basin of the White Mountains, California-Nevada

Auteurs :
SWANSON, T. W.
ELLIOTT-FISK, D. L.
SOUTHARD, R. J.

Description :
The primary objective here is to establish a rate curve for soil development in the White Mountains, knowing that variables such as climate, influx of eolian dust, and the rate of surface denudation have varied with time. Establishing such a rate curve provides a basis for making provisional age estimates for undated geologic deposits within the region, such as alluvial-fan surfaces and outwash terraces.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 1993, vol. 39, n°. 2, p. 186-200, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 31 réf.

Date :
1993

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier