Depth of conduit flow in unconfined carbonate aquifers.
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January 2002
Abstract
Worthington (2001) proposes that because groundwater viscosity decreases with depth as a consequence of geothermal heating, deep flow paths and dissolutional cave genesis will be favored where path length is greater than ∼3 km, and is abetted if there is steep stratal dip. He suggests that some major explored caves developed in accordance with these controls.
Keywords
Ground Water, Carbonate Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Aquifers, Caves, Fractured Materials, Geothermal Systems, Hydrodynamics, Karst, Hydrology, Preferential Flow, Thermal Effects, Unconfined Aquifers, Viscosity
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Article
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Geology, Vol. 30, no. 1 (2002-01-01).
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SFS0055806_00001
Recommended Citation
Ford, Derek and H. Worthington, Stephen R., "Depth of conduit flow in unconfined carbonate aquifers." (2002). KIP Articles. 1280.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/1280
