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Karst (AQO_9)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: aqo_9.ttl
- Name
karst- Attribute
- AQO Aquifer Overburden
- Definition
- A landscape, normally underlain by limestone, dolomite or gypsum, where the topography is primarily formed by the dissolving of rock by water, and in which the bedrock may be characterized by voids and cavities.
- Description
- Karst areas have numerous depressions and/or valleys caused by the collapse of the underlying bedrock. Karst topography is characterized by sinkholes, sinking streams, closed depressions, subterranean drainage, and caves.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.