Factors controlling carbonate dissolution rates quantified in a field test in the Austrian alps

Auteur :
PLAN, L.

Description :
The aims of this study were to investigate the factors controlling carbonate dissolution within one restricted area, the carchment area of a major alpine karst spring, by comparing the results from carbonate tables, mass-balance from hydrological data, and limestone pedestals. For the field test, 70 carbonate tablets were exposed to natural dissolution for 1 year, over 13 sites on the north slope of the Hochschwab Massif in the Austrian Alps. The influences of altitude, subsoil vs. sub-aerial exposure, vegetation, karst morphology, soil humidity, sample lithology, and sample surface morphology were investigated.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 2005, vol. 68, n°. 3-4, p. 201-212, nombre de pages : 12, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 22 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier