TY - JOUR
T1 - Sandstone weathering
T2 - A century of research and innovation
AU - Turkington, Alice V.
AU - Paradise, Thomas R.
PY - 2005/4/1
Y1 - 2005/4/1
N2 - A review of sandstone weathering research, particularly in the past 100 years, reveals a trajectory of enquiry from early description and classification of features, to development of process-based explanations, to decreasing scales of investigation, and a disparity between understanding of process(es) and explanations of the genesis of sandstone weathering features. Developments in expositions on mesoscale weathering features on sandstone surfaces are discussed, demonstrating a range of approaches to weathering phenomena - field-based and laboratory-based - that must be linked to provide an explanation of observed features on a landform scale. Throughout the twentieth century, a thematic chronology highlights certain trends in research: description of forms, often in arid and semi-arid environments; single process-form models; an emphasis on experimentation; difficulties in measuring weathering rates; and a persistent emphasis on physical causes of breakdown. A new research agenda is promoted in which biodeterioration and chemical processes gain parity, a holistic approach based on conceptual modeling of weathering systems gains prominence, and scale issues are addressed more rigorously.
AB - A review of sandstone weathering research, particularly in the past 100 years, reveals a trajectory of enquiry from early description and classification of features, to development of process-based explanations, to decreasing scales of investigation, and a disparity between understanding of process(es) and explanations of the genesis of sandstone weathering features. Developments in expositions on mesoscale weathering features on sandstone surfaces are discussed, demonstrating a range of approaches to weathering phenomena - field-based and laboratory-based - that must be linked to provide an explanation of observed features on a landform scale. Throughout the twentieth century, a thematic chronology highlights certain trends in research: description of forms, often in arid and semi-arid environments; single process-form models; an emphasis on experimentation; difficulties in measuring weathering rates; and a persistent emphasis on physical causes of breakdown. A new research agenda is promoted in which biodeterioration and chemical processes gain parity, a holistic approach based on conceptual modeling of weathering systems gains prominence, and scale issues are addressed more rigorously.
KW - Sandstone
KW - Weathering
KW - Weathering geomorphology
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U2 - 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.09.028
DO - 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.09.028
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:16344370073
SN - 0169-555X
VL - 67
SP - 229
EP - 253
JO - Geomorphology
JF - Geomorphology
IS - 1-2 SPEC. ISS.
ER -