Role of fractures in weathering of solid rocks: Narrowing the gap between laboratory and field weathering rates

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 316, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 248-265

  Pacheco, Fernando A L ^a,b   Alencoão, Ana M P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

BET surface area; Fracture surface area; Weathering rates

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GRANITE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MASS TRANSFER; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

BET SURFACE AREA; FRACTURE SURFACE AREA; MOLE BALANCE MODEL; WEATHERING RATES;

FRACTURE;

FRACTURE; GRANITE; METASEDIMENT; WEATHERING;

ALTO DOURO; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRAS OS MONTES;

EID: 28744457584     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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