Evolution of caves in porous limestone by mixing corrosion: A model approach

Geologia Croatica

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-135

  Dreybrodt, Wolfgang ^a   Romanov, Douchko ^b   Kaufmann, Georg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caves; Florida; Mixing corrosion; Porous limestone; Speleogenesis

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CAVE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORROSION; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LIMESTONE; MIXING RATIO; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHREATIC ZONE; POROUS MEDIUM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPELEOLOGY; WATER TABLE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956500673     PISSN: 1330030X     EISSN: 13334875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4154/gc.2010.09     Document Type: Conference Paper

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