Mechanical weathering and rock erosion by climate‐dependent subcritical cracking
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DOI: 10.1002/2017rg000557
Abstract: This work constructs a fracture mechanics framework for conceptualizing mechanical rock breakdown and consequent regolith production and erosion on the surface of Earth and other terrestrial bodies. Here our analysis of fracture mechanics literature explicitly… read more here.
Keywords: subcritical cracking; mechanical weathering; rock erosion; rock ... See more keywords