Geologia Croatica, Vol. 50 No. 1, 1997.
Original scientific paper
The Morphogenesis of Submarine Springs in the Bay of Kastela, Croatia
F. Fritz
S. Bahun
Abstract
Offshore, in the Bay of Kastela, karst groundwater, which initially flowed under a hanging karst barrier, flows out from two submarine springs. The water flows from fissures enlarged by corrosion and erosion at sites that were previously coastal karst springs. They were submerged due to sea level rise at least 7,000 years ago and, since that time, they function as submarine springs, at about 32-35 m below sea level.
Keywords
Submarine spring (vrulja); Morphogenesis; Hanging barrier; Coastal karst spring; Adriatic Sea; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
16675
URI
Publication date:
30.6.1997.
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