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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Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2003-01-01
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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 |