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Covered Karsts

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This chapter presents the goals and descriptions of the investigations per‑formed and the description of the sites of field studies. Methods included morphometric analyses, study of bedrock structure for karst features, mapping (topographic, karst morphological, denudational), aerial imaging, preparation of cross-sections, oblique views and block diagrams. For the investigation of the cover, engine-driven helical borer, geophysical techniques were applied and exploration pits were excavated in order to establish its thickness, structure and type. Changes in karst landforms were measured (mass movements, changes of depth). At some localities the particle size, clay and carbonate contents of the cover were analysed. Model experiments were run to reveal interactions between grike development, subsidence doline formation, capillary rise, settling velocity and water level sinking as well as to collect data on the sedimentation properties of subsidence dolines.

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Veress, M. (2016). Methods. In: Covered Karsts. Springer Geology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7518-2_3

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