World map of carbonate rock outcrops v3.0

Publication Date

January 1

Abstract

The first version of the world map of carbonate rocks appeared in Ford Williams (1989) Karst Geomorphology and Hydrology. A revision was published in Williams Ford (2006) Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie Suppl-Vol 147, 1-2, and used in Ford Williams (2007) Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology (Wiley). This v3.0 revision is in greater detail and attempts to differentiate those areas where carbonate rocks are relatively pure and continuous from those where they are abundant but discontinuous or impure. It was prepared by Paul Williams and Yin Ting Fong using a multitude of sources the most important of which are acknowledged in Williams Ford (2006). The map was assembled using GIS on an Eckert IV equal-area projection. Most carbonate rocks are susceptible to karstification, although not all are well karstified. Thus the area of carbonate rock outcrop provides an upper limit on the area of exposed karst terrain. Extensive karstified carbonate rock also exists in subcrop, but is not mapped here. Open Access World Karst Aquifer Map See Extended description for more information.

Keywords

Topography, Databases & Repositories

Type

Text

Language

English

Publisher

University of Aukland

Identifier

K26-04893

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