Near-surface temperature cycling of stone and its implications for scales of surface deterioration

Geomorphology

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 76-82

  Smith, B J ^a   Srinivasan, S ^a   Gomez Heras, M ^c   Basheer, P A M ^a   Viles, H A ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Universidad Complutense de Madrid CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Experimental weathering; Multiple flaking; Thermal regimes

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIMESTONE; MOISTURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WEATHERING;

EID: 79955747745     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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