Ancient Greek hydromyths about the submarine transport of terrestrial fresh water through seabeds offshore of Karstic regions

Acta Carsologica

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 293-302

  Clendenon, Cindy ^a  

^a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal karst aquifers; Geomythology; History of karstology; Hydromythology; Submarine groundwater discharge; Submarine karst springs

Indexed keywords

CIVILIZATION; COASTAL WATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; KARST HYDROLOGY; KARSTIFICATION; SEAFLOOR; SPRING WATER; SUBMARINE SPRING;

BLACK SEA; GREECE; ITALY; PELOPONNESE; SICILY; TURKEY;

MILETUS;

EID: 79953305330     PISSN: 05836050     EISSN: 15802612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3986/ac.v38i2-3.129     Document Type: Article

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