The Dinaric Karst of Croatia was formed in a tectonically active area, where several geotectonic plates of variable size are in direct contact. The African tectonic plate, with its smaller Adriatic plate, extends northwards towards the Alps. The Adriatic plate subducts under the Dinaric plate, which is the base part of the Dinaric Mountains. Therefore, this is a seismically palaeo and neotectonically active area with many earthquakes. Since these area is composed mainly of soluble carbonate rocks (mostly Mesozoic and Cenozoic ages) that are up to 8 km thick in this area, with favourable hydrogeological conditions, the karstification processes are very prominent. A brief overview of the geology of Croatia also indicates the complexity of hydrogeological processes in this area. <...>

The characteristics, peculiarities, the development of the epikarst, and its role in karstifcation are described here. Epikarst varieties are differentiated, the development of these varieties is interpreted, and the factors infuencing the development of varieties are taken into consideration. <...>

Настоящие Указания предназначены в качестве методического пособия при проведении геофизических исследований на изысканиях дорог в районах распространения карота. Указания разработаны с учетом современного состояния геофизики и опыта применения ее на объектах транспортного строительства

Работа выполнена в лаборатории инвенерной геологии и геофизики ЦНИИСа кзнд.техн.наук В.А.Ряпоиовой при участии канд. геолого-минералогических наук П.И.Яковенко (Урадгипротранс).

We began considering development of this book in 2010 while we were preparing a guidebook for a karst geology field trip. Our discussions resulted in realization that there are few, if any, karst areas in the world where so much research and investigation existed, especially when one considers that Florida’s near-surface carbonate rocks are eogenetic. That is, they have never been deeply buried or subjected to heat and pressure or had sufficient time to substantially alter their original textures and mineral contents.

Karst covers more than 13% of the continental ice-free surface of our planet, with major coverage in the Middle East and Central Asia where it occupies approximately 23% of the land surface. According to some estimates more than 20% of the world’s population is consuming groundwater originated from karst aquifers. At the same time, the management of karst aquifers and their water resources is more problematic compared to any other aquifer type due to uncertainties in defining their boundaries, often irregular drainage regime, and vulnerability to pollution. All these problems are closely related to high heterogeneity of karst aquifers and their locally very high permeability <...>

В монографии рассмотрены вопросы формирования карста в карбонатных отложениях платформенных областей юга Украины, особенности распространения, эксплуатации подземных вод приуроченных к карстовым породам, изменения их гидродинамического и гидрохимического режима под влиянием комплекса искусственных факторов.
Освещены методические аспекты изучения изменения гидрогеологических условий в процессе искусственного восполнения запасов подземных вод в карстовых районах, которое впервые выполнено в описываемом регионе.
Для гидрогеологов, гидрологов, геологов и геоморфологов, спелеологов

The study of karst land forms is a branch of geomorphology, the study of the landscape features of the earth’s surface and the processes by which these landforms are formed. The essential characteristic of areas of karst landforms is the presence of vertical and underground drainage. All karst regions are areas of massive limestones.

Ideas that karst can develop at depth without direct genetic relationship to the surface have a long history, but remained on the periphery of karstological thinking, not influencing the traditional paradigm of karst until the last 25 years. More attention to hypogene karst since 1990, and particularly the dramatic burst of studies in this field during the last decade, has changed our notion of hypogene karst from a curiosity to one of the fundamental categories of karst, at least of compatible importance with more familiar epigene karst. <...>

Cave geology, as treated in this book, concerns not only the geology and origin of caves, but also related aspects such as hydrology, geochemistry, and microbiology. All cave sciences are combined in the field otspeteolag)'. More than any other science, speleology is closely tied to exploration and adventure. Anyone can participate in it.

В пособии дается представление о понятиях «карст», «спелеология». Автором осуществлен комплексный подход к исследованию карета Алтая, рассматриваются карстологмческая изученность территории, методика научения карста, физико-географические условия, определяющие развитие карста, морфология, особенности гидрогеологии и гидрологии, история развития карста, типология, районирование, практическое значение научения карста и пещер Алтая. Особое внимание уделено подземным формам карста — пещерам.