The research frontier and beyond : granitic terrains

Geomorphology : the research frontier and beyond

Auteurs :
TWIDALE, C. R.
VITEK, J. D.
GIARDINO, J. R.

Description :
Investigations of granite forms and landscapes over the past two centuries suggest that many features, major and minor, are shaped by fracture-controlled subsurface weathering, and particularly moisture-driven alteration. To date, most of the general statements concerning the evolution of granitic terrains have been based in work in the tropics but other climatic settings, and notably those of cold lands, are now yielding significant results. Future research will extend and develop these avenues, but biotic factors, and particularly the role of bacteria, in such areas as weathering, will take on a new importance.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Proceedings of the 24th Binghamton Symposium in geomorphology, Hamilton, Inconnu, 1993-08-25, Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1993, vol. 7, n°. 1-3, p. 187-223, Références bibliographiques : 5 p.

Date :
1993

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier