Cave development in the Swabian Alb, south-west Germany: A numerical perspective

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 349, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 302-317

  Kaufmann, Georg ^a   Romanov, Douchko ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Karst; Limestone; Modelling; Spring response

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; LIMESTONE; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIPE FLOW;

DRAIN CATCHMENTS; SPRING RESPONSE;

HYDROLOGY;

DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; LIMESTONE; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIPE FLOW;

CAVE DEVELOPMENT; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GROUNDWATER FLOW; KARST HYDROLOGY; LIMESTONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHREATIC ZONE; WATER TABLE;

AACHTOPF CAVE; BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLAUHOHLE; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SWABIAN ALB; WIMSEN CAVE;

EID: 38349059607     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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