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Implicit
weathering -- keeps pace with
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erosion and all slopes regolith mantled
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Two layer model -- regolith and bedrock
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Negative
exponential or peaked weathering
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rate
as function of regolith depth
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What
happens when bedrock is exposed?
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Triggers
other processes -- frost action,
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gradient-dependent
weathering, sheeting
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