Weathering processes on rock surfaces in the Hunza Valley, Karakoram, North Pakistan

Weathering and soils

Auteurs :
WARAGAI, T.
PAIN, C.F.

Description :
This paper reports on rock temperature fluctuation in the north and south surfaces of a moraine boulder in Hunza Karakoram obtained over 2 years, and concludes that the rock surface weathering processes depend primarily on the differences of the rock temperatures due to orientation.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Proceedings of the International Conference on Geomorphology, 4, Bologna, Italie, 1997-08-28, Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. Supplementband, issn : 0044-2798, 1999, n°. 119, p. 119-136, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 35 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Berlin ; Stuttgart, Borntraeger