Morphometric analysis of sinkholes in a karst coastal area of southern Apulia (Italy)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2545-2559

  Basso, A ^a   Bruno, E ^b   Parise, M ^a   Pepe, M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apulia; Carbonates; Coastline; Italy; Karst; Morphometry; Sinkhole

Indexed keywords

APULIA; COASTLINE; ITALY; KARST; MORPHOMETRY; SINKHOLE;

CARBONATES; MEASUREMENTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

LANDFORMS;

CARBONATE; COAST; COASTAL ZONE; COLLAPSE; DISCONTINUITY; DISSOLUTION; KARST; MORPHOMETRY; SINKHOLE; SUBSIDENCE;

ITALY; PUGLIA;

EID: 84886800163     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2297-z     Document Type: Article

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