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cm
cm
0
0
10
10
Summer
Summer
Autumn
Autumn
20
20
cm
cm
0
0
10
10
Summer
Summer
Autumn
Autumn
20
20
cm
cm
0
0
10
10
Summer
Summer
Autumn
Autumn
20
20
Cracks
(< 1mm)
(1-5mm)
(5-10mm)
(>10mm)
Marl
Clay
Sand
100
50
0
4
Summer
Maximum
Minimum
2
Autumn
0
Figure 10.6
Surface and soil-profile morphological changes as a result of different patterns of shrink-swell behaviour on marl,
clay and sand bedrocks in badlands near to Alacant, Spain, and resulting lithological and seasonal differences in infiltration and
erosion response (Cerda, 2002).
