Flood history in the karst environment of Castellana-Grotte (Apulia, southern Italy)

Karst environments are characterized by peculiar hydrologic features, and in particular by a very limited, if not absent, surface hydrography. Water tends to infiltrate rapidly underground through the complex network of fractures and karstic conduits in the rock mass. However, on the occasion of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: M. Parise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2003-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/3/593/2003/nhess-3-593-2003.pdf