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bubnoff unit
bubnoff unit A standard measure for describing the rates of geologic and geomorphologic erosional processes. One bubnoff unit (B) is equal to the removal of one micrometre per year, or one millimetre of surface material per thousand years. The unit is named after the Russian-born German geologist Serge von Bubnoff (1888–1957).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "bubnoff unit." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "bubnoff unit." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-bubnoffunit.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "bubnoff unit." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-bubnoffunit.html |
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bubnoff unit
bubnoff unit A standard measure for describing the rates of geologic and geomorphologic erosional processes. One bubnoff unit (B) is equal to the removal of one micrometre per year, or one millimetre of surface material per thousand years. The unit is named after S. von Bubnoff (1888–1957).
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "bubnoff unit." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "bubnoff unit." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-bubnoffunit.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "bubnoff unit." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-bubnoffunit.html |
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