On the origin of the thermal waters at Bath, United Kingdom: A sub-Severn hypothesis

Cave and Karst Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 69-80

  Wilcock, John ^a   Lowe, David J ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; THERMAL SPRING; THERMAL WATER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033377419     PISSN: 1356191X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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