Laboratory simulation of the salt weathering of schist: I. Weathering of schist blocks in a seasonally wet tropical environment

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-354

  Wells, Tony ^a   Binning, Philip ^b   Willgoose, Garry ^c   Hancock, Greg ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Laboratory simulation; Landscape evolution; Particle size distribution; Quartz chlorite schist; Salt weathering; Weathering kinetics

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WEATHERING;

LABORATORY SIMULATION; ROCK FRAGMENT; SALT WEATHERING; SCHIST; WEATHERING KINETICS;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; SALT; SCHIST;

EID: 33645311821     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1248     Document Type: Article

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