NALT

Preferred term

weathering

Topic

The natural exposure of a material to atmospheric and climatic factors such as wind, rain, temperature changes, solar or ultraviolet light, oxygen, humidity, or airborne biological and chemical agents.

physical properties

Use for materials; For soils USE soil weathering; For organisms USE environmental exposure.

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

39879

Spanish

meteorización

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/51645

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 4/25/17