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sink

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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464371 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain karst and groundwater erosional landforms
langatuslehter
karstilehter
sinkhole
sink-hole
  • lehtri-, lohu- või liua-kujuline, kuni mitmekümne meetrise (harvem üle 100 m) läbimõõduga suletud negatiivne pinnavorm
  • bowl-shaped, funnel-shaped, or vertical-sided depressions in the ground caused by karst processes (chemical dissolution of rocks) or suffosion (erosion of non-cohesive fines out of soil) induced collapse of voids in the ground; may vary in size from 1 to several hundred m both in diameter and depth.
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  • Võivad kujuneda karstinähtuse (kivimite lahustumine põhja- või pinnavee poolt) või suffosiooni (peenema settematerjali ärakanne) tõttu tekkinud maasiseste tühemike lagede kokkuvajumise tagajärjel.
langatuslehter
karstilehter
sinkhole
sink-hole

Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464381 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain karst and groundwater erosional landforms
karst sinkhole
sinkhole
  • lehtri-, lohu- või liua-kujuline, kuni mitmekümne meetrise (harvem üle 100m) läbimõõduga negatiivne pindmise karsti pinnavorm
  • is a bowl-shaped, funnel-shaped, or vertical-sided depression in the ground caused by karst processes (chemical dissolution of rocks) induced collapse of the surface layer; may vary in size from 1 to 600 m both in diameter and depth. Can be devided: subsidence -, erosional -, mereged sinkholes.
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  • Jagunevad: langatus-, uhte- ja liitlehtrid.
karst sinkhole
sinkhole

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