Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms
Based on "A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special to Environmental Karst Hydrology" EPA/600/R-02/003, 2002, EPA: Washington, DC., Speleogenesis Glossary includes 2699 cave & karst terms
Example of the Karst & Cave Glossary:
spring, boundary
A spring located at the boundary between a permeable formation overlying an impermeable substratum [16].
permeability, effective
The observed permeability of a porous medium to one fluid phase under conditions of physical interaction between this phase and other fluid phases present [22].
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