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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology

Sumner, PD

BSc(Hons) HDE,MSc(Natal) PhD(Pretoria) - Lecturer

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Telephone number: 012 420 2881
Fax number: 012 420 3284
E-mail address: paul.sumner@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Processes and interactions within the physical environment

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Sumner PD: 2004. Rock weathering rates on sub-antarctic Marion Island. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, 36 (1), pp 123-127.

Sumner PD: 2004. Geomorphic and climate implications of relict openwork block accumulations near Thabana-Ntlenyana, Lesotho. Geografiska Annaler Series A-Physical Geography, 86A (3), pp 289-302.

Sumner PD: 2004. Short Communication: Relict sorted patterned ground in Lesotho. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 15, pp 89-93.

Sumner PD: 2004. On the development of autochthonous blockfields in the grey basalts of sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Polar Geography, 28, pp 120-132.

Sumner PD: 2004. Thermal attributes of rock weathering: zonal or azonal? A comparison of rock temperatures from different environments. Polar Geography, 28 (2), pp 79-92.

Sumner PD: 2004. Comment on: 'Characteristics and paleoenvironmental significance of relict sorted patterned ground, Drakensberg plateau, southern Africa' by SW Grab. Quaternary Science Reviews, 23, pp 1201-1204.

Sumner PD, Meiklejohn KI, Boelhouwers J, Hedding D.W.: 2004. Climate change melts Marion Island's snow and ice. South African Journal of Science, 100 (7/8), pp 395-398.

 

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