Geomorphological, geochemical and geo-environmental aspects of karstification in the urban areas of Kerman city, southeastern, Iran

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 783-792

  Atapour, H ^a   Aftabi, A ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Disruption of urbanization projects; Drawdown of the water table; Karstification; Subjacent alluvial sinkholes; Subsidence sinkholes

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GYPSUM; LANDFORMS; LIMESTONE;

KARSTIFICATION; SEMIARID-ARID CLIMATE;

GEOLOGY;

DRAWDOWN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; KARSTIFICATION; SINKHOLE; URBAN AREA; WATER TABLE;

IRAN;

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 0036820357     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0581-4     Document Type: Article

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