Proceedings of the Fourteenth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst
Dr. Daniel H. Doctor, Dr. Lewis Land, and J. Brad Stephenson
These proceedings represent the talks, posters, and symposia presented at the 14th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, which took place in Rochester, Minnesota, October 5-9, 2015. This international conference series creates a better understanding of environmental issues and geohazards associated with karst environments. This 14th conference was jointly organized by NCKRI and the Minnesota Ground Water Association.
The 611 page proceedings volume contains 69 peer-reviewed papers organized under the following headings: a) Upper Mississippi Valley Karst Aquifers, b) Karst Hydrology, c) Karst Geology, d) GIS Databases and Mapping of Karst Regions, e) Contamination of Karst Aquifers, f) Geophysical Exploration of Karst, g) Karst Management, Regulation, and Education, and h) Modeling of Karst Systems.
Also available is the Program with Abstracts, which includes five abstracts not in the proceedings, and the two field trip guidebooks: Ordovician Karst of Southeast Minnesota and Living with Karst in Rochester, Minnesota.
These proceedings, plus the conference program, are available at no cost on the Karst Information Portal