Simulation of the dissolution of weathered versus unweathered limestone in carbonic acid solutions of varying strength

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 841-852

  Thornbush, Mary J ^a   Viles, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonic acid; Inheritance effects; Rainfall acidity; Weathered limestone

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; PH EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

CARBONIC ACID SOLUTIONS;

LIMESTONE;

ACID RAIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIMESTONE; PH EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

ACIDITY; BUILDING STONE; DISSOLUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIMESTONE; PH; RAINFALL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION; WEATHERED MEDIUM;

EID: 34248512484     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1441     Document Type: Article

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