Temperature changes, abrasion (when rocks collide with each other) or frost can all cause rocks to break down. chemical weathering—breakdown of rocks through a change in their chemical makeup. This ...

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The process of chemical weathering can be mainly categorized into carbonate and silicate weathering, both of which contribute to natural carbon dioxide sinks, such as rivers in the Alps or glacial ...

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In recent years, many oil spill weathering process models have been developed to predict the trajectory and fate of oil at sea. As a part of oil spill damage assessment model, a precise prediction of ...