Geostatistical analysis in weathering studies: Case study for Stanton Moor building sandstone

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 950-969

  McKinley, Jennifer M ^a   Warke, Patricia ^a   Lloyd, Christopher D ^a   Ruffell, Alastair H ^a   Smith, Bernard J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conditional simulation; Permeability; Sandstone; Stanton Moor; Variography; Weathering

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DURABILITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PROBES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHERING;

CONDITIONAL SIMULATION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL BUILDING STONE; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS;

SANDSTONE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DURABILITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PROBES; SANDSTONE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHERING;

GEOSTATISTICS; PERMEABILITY; PERMEAMETER; SANDSTONE; SPATIAL VARIATION; WEATHERING;

EID: 33746367450     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1301     Document Type: Article

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