Using state-wide GIS data to identify the coincidence between sinkholes and geologic structure

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-124

  Florea, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KARST; SINKHOLE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONICS;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25444461351     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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