Karst development of Tinian, commonwealth of the northern Mariana Islands: Controls on dissolution in relation to the Carbonate Island Karst Model

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-27

  Stafford, Kevin W ^a,b   Mylroie, John ^a   Taboroši, Danko ^c   Jenson, John ^d   Mylroie, Joan ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CAVE DEVELOPMENT; DISSOLUTION; KARST HYDROLOGY;

MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; TINIAN; WORLD;

EID: 17144362547     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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