Contrasting weathering rates in coastal, urban and rural areas in southern Britain: Preliminary investigations using gravestones

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-238

  Inkpen, R J ^a   Jackson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gravestones; Polluted atmospheres; Weathering rates

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WEATHERING RATE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034052492     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(200003)25:3<229::AID-ESP52>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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