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Karst Hydrology

With Special Reference to the Dinaric Karst

Authors:

  1. Ognjen Bonacci

    1. Civil Engineering Institute, Faculty of Civil Engineering Sciences, University of Split, Split, V. Masleše b.b., Yugoslavia

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Physical Environment (SSPENV, volume 2)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction

    • Ognjen Bonacci
    Pages 1-3

  3. Karst Terminology — Definitions

    • Ognjen Bonacci
    Pages 4-17

  4. Principles of Karst Groundwater Circulation

    • Ognjen Bonacci
    Pages 18-48

  5. Karst Springs

    • Ognjen Bonacci
    Pages 49-102

  6. Swallow Holes (Ponors)

    • Ognjen Bonacci
    Pages 103-115

  7. Natural Streamflows in Karst

    • Ognjen Bonacci
    Pages 116-135

  8. Hydrologic Budget for the Poljes in Karst

    • Ognjen Bonacci
    Pages 136-140

  9. Water Temperature in Karst

    • Ognjen Bonacci
    Pages 141-149

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 175-184
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About this book

Karst is characterized particularly by special landforms and sub­ surface drainage. The various actions of water result in numerous variations of surface and sub-surface karst forms. They also bring about distinctive geologic-morphologic forms, and more striking­ ly, specific flora and fauna. The scientific discipline of hydrology, although a long-established science, cannot easily be applied to karst regions with their very complex drainage system. A special approach is therefore necessary to understand and predict water circulation in these areas. This is the viewpoint we must adopt if hydrology is to solve the complex problems of karst phenomena. This book can be seen as the appeal of a hydrologist to experts from different scientific dis­ ciplines (geology, hydrology, geomorphology, geography, geo­ physics, meteorology, ecology, civil engineering, forestry, agricul­ ture, etc.) to collaborate towards a better understanding of karst areas. Evidently, karst phenomena have not been sufficiently and carefully studied worldwide. It is equally true that the first theories on water circulation in karst were developed according to ex­ periences in the Dinaric karst. This can easily be explained. In­ habitants in those areas had no place to which to escape, as was the case in other countries.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Civil Engineering Institute, Faculty of Civil Engineering Sciences, University of Split, Split, V. Masleše b.b., Yugoslavia

    Ognjen Bonacci

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Karst Hydrology

  • Book Subtitle: With Special Reference to the Dinaric Karst

  • Authors: Ognjen Bonacci

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Physical Environment

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83165-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-83167-6Published: 15 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-83165-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0937-3047

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 184

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Geography, general

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