Which mechanism promotes increased cirque erosion when differential bedrock strength exists?

💡 Explanation

Frost wedging amplification substantially increases cirque erosion rates because weaker bedrock facilitates more effective fracturing due to freeze-thaw cycles, therefore this maximizes glacial plucking, rather than promoting other erosion mechanisms which dependent on basal sliding.

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