Sentence examples for rapid weathering from inspiring English sources

Initial rapid weathering of newly exposed surfaces is generally followed by slower on-going deterioration.

These discontinuities allowed inflow of groundwater which resulted in rapid weathering of the rocks.

It was probably caused by rapid weathering of Earth's continents, which sucked carbon dioxide – a planet-warming greenhouse gas – out of the atmosphere and caused temperatures to plummet.

The clay-cemented sandstones weather rapidly; rapid weathering and sediment production make slopes highly responsive to decadal precipitation changes.

The rapid weathering was a result of the interactions of the lithology, rapid vegetation succession and climate in the Hailuogou Chronosequence.

Rapid weather changes, from sunshine to impenetrable blizzards, are common and result from the eastward progression of low-pressure air masses over a permanent layer of cold air above the island's icy interior.

Worse, drought, unlike earthquakes, hurricanes and other rapid-moving weather, could become a permanent condition in some regions.

The conservation of historic stone buildings and sculptures is recently receiving growing attention and becoming a focus of research because of rapid changes in weather conditions (pollution, acid rain, etc).. Presently, techniques for stone conservation primarily involve the use of organic coating treatments, but their side effects have been recognized.

The exposure of these sulfide-bearing sediments initiates rapid acid sulfate weathering processes resulting in extremely acidic soils and runoff.

However, if iron is associated with ferromagnesian minerals such as olivine or biotite, both of which are susceptible to rapid decomposition during weathering, then it is more likely that the element could be bioavailable.

Tells about the rapid fluctuations of weather.