Comparison of a new GIS-based technique and a manual method for determining sinkhole density: An example from Illinois' sinkhole plain

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-17

  Angel, Julie C ^a   Nelson, Daniel O ^a   Panno, Samuel V ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC-INFO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITY; GIS; SINKHOLE;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344590086     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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