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Filling a gap in the karst literature, this book describes methods most appropriate for use in karst terrains. These include methods that are basic to all hydrogeological studies, such as hydraulic investigations, hydrochemistry, geophysics, isotope chemistry and modelling, with the emphasis placed on their application to karst systems. The various chapters of this book are written by experts in all the different methods. Most of the chapters are multi-authored, and the authors include hydrogeologists who are experienced in evaluating a variety of karst environments and who together, provide a balanced view of all the karst methods.
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METHODS IN KARST HYDROGEOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROGEOLOGY 26 Series Editor: Dr. Nick S. Robins Editor-in-Chief, IAH Book Series British Geological Survey Wallingford, UK Methods in Karst Hydrogeology Nico Goldscheider Centre of Hydrogeology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland David Drew Geography Department, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland LONDON / LEIDEN / NEW YORK / PHILADELPHIA / SINGAPORE Cover photo: Rural scene at the La Bo village spring in northwestern Vietnam. The karst spring is used as a drinking water source for the people and for animals, for washing clothes, bathing, as a fishpond and for irrigation (photo: Nico Goldscheider, 2004). Taylor & Francis is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2007 Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2007. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” All rights reserved. No part of this publication or the information contained herein may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or