Hydrochemistry, Hydrology, and Morphology of the Caves Branch Karst, Belize

Creator

Files

Publication Date

October 1981

Type

Dissertation

Abstract

An extensive karst developed on Cretaceous limestones in Belize, Central America, was the site of a hydrochemical, hydrologic, and morphologic study. This thesis describes the results of analysis of several hundred water samples from this humid tropical environment (mean annual rainfall - 2376 mm; temperature - 24.5C). An unusual positively correlated discharge/total hardness loading curve in a major cavern conduit is explained as due to a two-component mixing model.

Institution

McMaster University

Keywords

Karst, Limestone

Geographic Location

Belize

Language

English

Identifier

K26-01536

Recommended Citation

"Hydrochemistry, Hydrology, and Morphology of the Caves Branch Karst, Belize" (1981). KIP Theses and Dissertations. 9.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_etd/9