karst water

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• karst water — karstinis vanduo statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Požeminis vanduo, kuris cirkuliuoja karstinio vandeningojo sluoksnio ertmėmis, uolienų poromis ir tirpina uolienas (gipsą, klintį, dolomitą, druską), gilina ir platina ertmes …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• 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

• 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

• karst — karstic, adj. /kahrst/, n. Geol. an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams. [1900 05; < G, generic use of Karst, name of limestone plateau north of Trieste] * * * ▪ geology       terrain usually… …   Universalium

• karst barré —    (French.)    1. A karst terrane of limited area completely surrounded by rocks of low permeability [10].    2. Term for karst areas whose lower part is enclosed and bordered by more or less impervious rocks which impedes ground water flow out… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• karst lake —    1. Lakes on karst surface, frequently connected with ground water; lakes in subterranean hollows (caves and caverns) [20].    2. A large area of standing water in extensive closed depression in limestone [10].    Synonyms: (French.) lac de… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• karst seep —    Place where karst ground water oozes out at the surface of the ground; sometimes overgrown and then forming a karst fen [20].    Synonyms: (French.) suitement karstique; (German.) Karstgrundwaßer Austritt; (Greek.) karstiki thiaroi; (Russian.) …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Water resources — A natural wetland Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful. Uses of water include agricultural, industrial …   Wikipedia

• Water pollution — Raw sewage and industrial waste flows across international borders New River passes from Mexicali to Calexico, California. Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes, rivers, oceans and groundwater). Water p …   Wikipedia

• karst shaft —    A vertical or steeply sided natural opening a few tens to a few hundred meters deep, formed by solution or erosion of vertical or sub vertical fractures or fissures by down flowing surface water. Such a pit, formed from above, may connect with …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• karst hydrology —    1. The branch of hydrology dealing with hydrological phenomena on and in regions and areas composed totally or in part of rocks which are soluble in water, such as limestones, dolomites, gypsum, and halite [20].    2. The drainage phenomena of …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology