Sinkholes formed by piping into buried channels

Special issue, piping erosion

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

HIGGINS, C.G.

Dep. Geology, Univ. California, Davis, Etats-Unis

Description :
Piping-induced sinks in flood-irrigated alfafa fields on the distal part of a compound alluvial fan in California's Central Valley lack discharge conduits. It is suggested that all inflow and sediment are dispersed underground in former distributary channels that are now buried.

Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1997, vol. 20, n°. 3-4, p. 307-312, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 16 ref.

Date :
1997

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

Langue :
Anglais