Effects of aspect on weathering: Anomalous behaviour of sandstone gravestones in southeast England

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-144

  Williams, R B G ^a   Robinson, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspect; Asymmetrical weathering; Gravestones; Sandstone; Weathering processes

Indexed keywords

ASPECT; SANDSTONE; WEATHERING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034111355     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(200002)25:2<135::AID-ESP50>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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