Description

Regolith is composed of weathered rock debris covering the unweathered rock beneath it, as well as glacial and postglacial deposits, newly formed soils and sediments including dead organic material. Moreover, all kinds of man-made constructions are included, e.g. roads, houses, etc. The geometry, structure and porosity of the regolith are included in the diagonal element.

SKB Number

SKB FEP Number

CompBio02

Main Category

Main category for FEP

Biosphere

Sub-category

Sub-category for FEP

Biosphere component

References

Bibliographic references to obtain more information

SR-Site Biosphere process report, R-10-37, Section(s) 5.2