Description
The combined effect of all weathering and erosion processes, i.e. denudation is the sum of the processes that results in the wearing away or the progressive lowering of continental relief.
SKB Number
SKB FEP Number
Cli11
Main Category
Main category for FEP
External factor
Sub-category
Sub-category for FEP
Climatic processes and effects
Handling
Explanation of how the FEP is treated
The impact of weathering and erosion on groundwater flow and rock stresses is considered to be insignificant over the time period of relevance in assessments. The amount of denudation is estimated to be ~20 m or less for the Forsmark repository location during the coming 1 Myr.
References
Bibliographic references to obtain more information
SR-Site Climate report, TR-10-49, Section(s) 3.5