Journal article
A review of alpine karst in the southern Rocky Mountains of Canada.
Abstract
There is extensive karst development in Paleozoic carbonate and sulphate strata of the Front and Main ranges, southern Rocky Mountains of Canada. Its characteristics are summarized under six headings: 1) Lithology and structure. 2) Spatial and typological patterns of carbonate solution. 3) Groundwater systems and caves. 4) Karst groundwater systems and glacial hydrology. 5) Types of surface karst landforms. 6) Altitudinal zonation of surface …
Authors
Ford DC
Journal
NSS Bulletin, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 53–65
Publication Date
January 1, 1979