Inherited drainage - paleochannels and preferential groundwater flow
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Inherited drainage - paleochannels and preferential groundwater flow
It is suggested that in a localized remnant of Kalahari sand at Dufuya, central Zimbabwe, groundwater flows in an integrated pattern inherited from the paleochannel network of the underlying gneiss. Contact springs occur at discrete localities along the Kalahari sand/gneiss boundary and are associated with spring sapping and land surface subsidence. Subsidence is presumed to be due to preferent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hydrogeology Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1431-2174,1435-0157
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0588-y