Karst landform development in a three-dimensional theoretical model

Tropical and subtropical karst - essays dedicated to the memory of Dr. Marjorie SWEETING

Auteurs :
AHNERT, F.
WILLIAMS, P.W.
WILLIAMS, P.W.

Description :
A three-dimensional process-response model is developed that assesses the minimum requirements for karst landform evolution, the effect of different starting conditions on end-stage landforms, and whether different landform types are the results of different environments or merely represent successive stages under unchanging conditions. Results of 7 different runs of the model are presented as block diagrams, each run representing a different set of conditions. Variables tested that influence the rate and location of solution include topographic control, structural control, flow divergence and initial sloping surface.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. Supplementband, issn : 0044-2798, 1997, n°. 108, p. 63-80, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 20 ref.

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Berlin ; Stuttgart, Borntraeger