A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
Karst topography — is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. Due to subterranean drainage, there may be very limited surface water, even to the absence of all rivers and… … Wikipedia
karst aquifer — See aquifer, karst … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Aquifer — Typical aquifer cross section An aquifer is a wet underground layer of water bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. The study of water flow… … Wikipedia
Aquifer — Ein Grundwasserleiter (auch Aquifer) ehemals auch als Grundwasserhorizont oder Grundwasserträger bezeichnet, ist ein Gesteinskörper mit Hohlräumen, der zur Leitung von Grundwasser geeignet ist. Eine weite Verbreitung hat inzwischen auch der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Woodville Karst Plain Project — The Woodville Karst Plain Project or WKPP, grew out of a cave diving research and exploration group established in 1985 (by Bill Gavin and Bill Main, later joined by Parker Turner, Lamar English and Bill McFaden, at the time the chairman of the… … Wikipedia
Groundwater — Shipot, a common source of drinking water in a Ukrainian village. Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an… … Wikipedia
Cenote — The Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Cenote at Bolonchen … Wikipedia
Barton Springs — Not to be confused with Barton Springs Pool, a recreational swimming pool, part of Barton Springs. Barton Springs Main Barton Spring, inside Barton Springs Pool Type Karst spring … Wikipedia
Baotu Spring — The Baotu Spring (zh cp|c=linktext|趵|突|泉|p=linktext|Bào|tū| Quán, sometimes translated as Jet Spring or Spurting Spring ) is a culturally significant artesian karst spring located in the city of Jinan, Shandong Province, China. It is mentioned in … Wikipedia
cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… … Universalium
