What if atmospheric CO2 concentration doubles? A chemical perspective on rock weathering and weakening

Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding - Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 379-385

  Derron, M H ^a   Jaboyedoff, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDSLIDES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILICATES;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CO2 CONCENTRATION; DISSOLUTION RATES; GLOBAL TEMPERATURES; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; ROCK WEATHERING; STABILITY CONDITION; VEGETATION COVER;

WEATHERING;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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