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karst

(kärst)

An area of irregular limestone in which erosion has produced fissures, sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns.

[German, after the Karst, a limestone plateau near Trieste (where geologists first studied karstic landscapes) .]

karst′ic adj.

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karst

(kɑːst)

(Physical Geography) (modifier) denoting the characteristic scenery of a limestone region, including underground streams, gorges, etc

[C19: German, from Karst, limestone plateau near Trieste]

ˈkarstic adj

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karst

(kɑrst)

n.

an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.

[1900–05; < German, generic use of Karst, name of limestone plateau N of Trieste]

karst′ic, adj.

karst

Limestone landscape with a largely bare, rocky surface and rivers that flow through underground caves.

Translations

karst malpaís

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Karstology: Karsts, Caves and Springs: Elements of Fundamental and Applied Karstology

Since studying Karsts features requires a great deal of information with high accuracy, so topographic and geological plots of the zone were studied and during the field operation there are Karst landforms and sinkholes in form of sinking bowls with a few times to over 1300m diameter and a typical depth ranging from less than one meter to hundreds of meters Using geographical placing system (GPS) the place of feature forming was determined and imaged, they were also evaluated structurally.

By providing the thermal plot of the zone under study and studying the spatial distribution of Karst features (spring, sinkhole(Fig.3a,3b and3c), cave, lapih) in the zone and assessing the role of temperature as one of the significant and effective climate parameters in forming and Karst geomorphology transformations of the landforms formed in the zones having less temperature comparing to its environment and the effect has an impact based on the special conditions Karsts have at the surface and below the surface.

The study of Karst geomorphology in Manesht mountain using GIS & RS

Early studies mainly focused on researching cone karsts (fengcong) and tower karsts (fenglin) and there was no research on tiankengs as an integrated whole.

Karst terrain accounts for a significant portion of the global land surface.

Research progress on karst tiankeng ecosystems

MDC provides magazine articles, television programs, public lectures, teacher workshops, and grants to research karst wildlife and hydrology.