Dissolution of limestone fractures by cooling waters: Early development of hypogene karst systems

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Andre, Benjamin J ^a   Rajaram, Harihar ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FRACTURE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; LIMESTONE; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLUBILITY;

COOLING WATERS; FLOW PATH; FRACTURE GROWTH; REACTIVE TRANSPORT;

DISSOLUTION;

CALCITE; DISSOLUTION; FLUID FLOW; KARST HYDROLOGY; KARSTIFICATION; LANDFORM EVOLUTION;

EID: 14944361328     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003331     Document Type: Article

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