Variabale weathering response in sandstone: Factors controlling decay sequences

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 715-735

  Warke, P A ^a   McKinley, J ^a   Smith, B J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freeze thaw; Permeability; Salt weathering; Sandstone; Sodium sulphate; Stanton Moor; Weathering

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERALOGY; SANDSTONE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; THAWING;

SALT WEATHERING; STANTON MOOR SANDSTONE;

WEATHERING;

FREEZING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERALOGY; SANDSTONE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; THAWING; WEATHERING;

FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; MINERALOGY; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE; WEATHERING;

EID: 33744460775     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1284     Document Type: Article

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