Sinkhole genesis and evolution in Apulia, and their interrelations with the anthropogenic environment
Sinkhole development occurs in many areas of the world where soluble rocks crop out. Sinkholes are generally the surface expression of the presence of caves and other groundwater flow conduits in carbonate rocks, which are solutionally enlarged secondary permeability features. Their formation may be...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2004-01-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/4/747/2004/nhess-4-747-2004.pdf |