Evidence of inception horizons in karst conduit networks

Geomorphology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 86-99

  Filipponi, Marco ^a   Jeannin, Pierre Yves ^b   Tacher, Laurent ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Institut Suisse de Speleologie et de Karstologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bedding planes; Inception horizon hypothesis; Karstification; Prediction of karst conduits; Spatial distribution; Speleogenesis

Indexed keywords

BEDDING PLANE; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CAVE DEVELOPMENT; CAVE SYSTEM; DISSOLUTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROGEOLOGY; KARST HYDROLOGY; KARSTIFICATION; SINKHOLE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPELEOLOGY;

EID: 61849084731     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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