Experimental definition of microclimatic conditions based on water transfer and porous media properties for the conservation of prehistoric constructions: Cueva Pintada at Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1495-1504

  Benavente, D ^a,b   Canaveras J C ^a,b   Cuezva, S ^c   Laiz, L ^d   Sanchez Moral, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Unidad Asociada CSIC UA   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Environmental management; Heritage conservation; Pore structure; Pyroclastic rocks; Stone decay; Water transport properties

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CAVES; CLAY MINERALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONDENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MOISTURE; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STUCCO; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR;

CANARY ISLANDS; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; PYROCLASTIC ROCKS; STONE DECAY; WATER TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

WATER ABSORPTION;

CAVE; CLAY MINERAL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONDENSATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; MICROCLIMATE; POROUS MEDIUM; PREHISTORIC; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RETENTION; WATER VAPOR;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAN CANARIA; LAS PALMAS; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 59449086431     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1246-8     Document Type: Article

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