Karst Lands: The dissolution of carbonate rock produces unique landscapes and poses significant hydrological and environmental concerns
Journal Article
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· American Scientist
OSTI ID:103435
- Karst Waters Institute, Charles Town, WV (United States); and others
Karst lands are produced by the action of water on soluble rocks, a process among the most dynamic of all erosive forces that counterbalance the uplifting forces of tectonics. The dissolution of carbonate rock, primarily limestone and dolomite, produces unique landscapes and poses significant hydrological and environmental concerns. The major topic areas discussed in this article include the following: processes that form karst; karst drainage basins; discharge from karst aquifers; caves as paleoclimatic recorders; caves as ecosystems; water issues in karst regions; and sinkholes, soil piping and subsidence. 20 refs., 9 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 103435
- Journal Information:
- American Scientist, Vol. 83, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: Sep-Oct 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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