Testing reporting bias in the Florida sinkhole database: An analysis of sinkhole occurrences in the Tampa metropolitan statistical area

Southeastern Geographer

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-52

  Fleury, E Spencer ^a   Carson, Steve ^a   Brinkmann, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Karst; Sinkholes

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; KARST; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SINKHOLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46849101078     PISSN: 0038366X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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