Limestone dissolution in phreatic conditions at maximum rates and in pure, cold, water

Cave and Karst Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-20

  Faulkner, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakthrough; Deglacial; Dissolution rate; Higher order kinetics; Hydraulic ratio; Laminar; Limiting recharge point; Turbulent

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CAVE; COLD WATER; DEGLACIATION; DISSOLUTION; FREEZING; HOLOCENE; KARST; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION; LIMESTONE; PHREATIC ZONE;

EID: 33846937288     PISSN: 1356191X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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