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A Chronosequence of Cracking in Mill Creek, California
Title
A Chronosequence of Cracking in Mill Creek, California
Author
Berberich, Samantha
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Geomorphology
Description
Mechanical weathering –aka physical weathering; the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces --is one of the first modifications rock undergoes once it approaches Earth’s surface. Essentially, almost all processes that shape the la...
The Morphology and History of Exfoliation on Rock Domes in the Southeastern United States
Title
The Morphology and History of Exfoliation on Rock Domes in the Southeastern United States
Author
Weiserbs, Benjamin
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences, Geomorphology, Geology
Description
Rock domes and associated surface-parallel exfoliation joints are evident in all tectonic and climatic settings, including the Blue Ridge and Piedmont provinces of the southeastern United States. Although large-scale dome exfoliation is traditiona...
Spatial and temporal variance in rock dome exfoliation and weathering near Twain Harte, California, USA
Title
Spatial and temporal variance in rock dome exfoliation and weathering near Twain Harte, California, USA
Author
Moser, Faye
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Geomorphology, Geology
Description
Large-scale exfoliation cracks and associated domes can strongly influence regional landscape evolution, hydrology and hazards, but their formation mechanism(s) and long-term evolution are poorly understood. Beginning in August 2014, in Twain Hart...
STRATIGRAPHY AND SOILS OF FLUVIAL TERRACES ON THE CATAWBA RIVER, NC AND SC: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US
Title
STRATIGRAPHY AND SOILS OF FLUVIAL TERRACES ON THE CATAWBA RIVER, NC AND SC: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US
Author
Arey, Jordan
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Geomorphology, Geology, Soil science
Description
Few studies provide data that can document the long-term landscape evolution of the Piedmont of the southeastern United States. Here we present the results of field mapping and a soil chronosequence for fluvial terraces along a ~46 km reach of the...
Holocene Evolution of Low-Order Watershed Hillslopes and Soils in the SE Piedmont, NC USA
Title
Holocene Evolution of Low-Order Watershed Hillslopes and Soils in the SE Piedmont, NC USA
Author
Vaughan, Nora
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Geomorphology, Soil science, Geology
Description
This study characterizes four toposequences in two first-order watersheds (4.5 and 6.2 ha) of the SE Piedmont where the entire Holocene source-to-sink system is presumably still intact. Despite a long history of soil and geomorphic research in the...