- karst spring
- See spring, karst.
A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
karst spring
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karst spring — karstinė versmė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Požeminis karstinis vanduo upių slėniuose, versme prasiveržiantis į paviršių. atitikmenys: angl. exsurgence; karst spring vok. Karstquelle, f rus. карстовый источник, m … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
perched karst spring — See spring, perched karst … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Spring (hydrosphere) — On an average day nearly 303 million US gallons (1,150,000 m3) of water issue from Big Spring in Missouri at a rate of 469 cubic feet per second (13.3 m3/s). A spring also known as a rising or resurgence is a component of the hydrosphere.… … Wikipedia
spring, vauclusian — ; rising, vauclusian 1. A type of rising or spring where direct drainage from the phreas flows up a flooded cave passage under pressure to emerge in daylight. The term is best applied where water rises from a vertical or very steep bedrock… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
karst water — Water discharged from karst springs which posses characteristics, primarily that of calcium content, indicating solution during the passage of that water across and through karst limestone. That part of karst spring water which is derived from … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
spring, intermittent — 1. A karst spring with a pulsating flow, caused by the presence within the rock of cavities and siphons fed by a subterranean watercourse. When the cavity is full, the siphon is complete and causes a pulse of water to issue from the spring.… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
karst river — 1. A river (or stream) flowing in a karstic area, either on the surface of the ground or through an underground cave system [20]. 2. A river that originates from a karst spring [10]. Synonyms: (French.) rivière karstique; (German.)… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
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
Spring Valley Caverns — are a cave system in southeastern Minnesota near Stewartville in Olmsted County and Spring Valley, in Fillmore County, in between the North and South Branches off the Root River, more or less along U.S. Highway 63. The region is within the… … Wikipedia
Karst fenster — is a geomorphic feature formed from the dissolution of carbonate bedrock where a spring emerges then the discharge abruptly disappears into a sinkhole.ee also* Karst topography … Wikipedia
