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Introducing standardized field methods for fracture-focused surface process research
Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Alex Rinehart
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
Jennifer Aldred
Achieving in Research, Math, and Science Center, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA
Samantha Berberich
Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Maxwell P. Dahlquist
Department of Geology, University of the South, Sewanee, TN 37383, USA
Sarah G. Evans
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA
Russell Keanini
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Stephen E. Laubach
Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78714, USA
Faye Moser
Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Mehdi Morovati
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Steven Porson
Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Monica Rasmussen
Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Uri Shaanan
Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem 9692100, Israel
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Richard Barnes, Kerry L. Callaghan, and Andrew D. Wickert
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Earth Surf. Dynam., 3, 333–362, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-333-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-333-2015, 2015
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Short summary
All rocks have fractures (cracks) that can influence virtually every process acting on Earth's surface where humans live. Yet, scientists have not standardized their methods for collecting fracture data. Here we draw on past work across geo-disciplines and propose a list of baseline data for fracture-focused surface process research. We detail the rationale and methods for collecting them. We hope their wide adoption will improve future methods and knowledge of rock fracture overall.
All rocks have fractures (cracks) that can influence virtually every process acting on Earth's...
