A genetic classification of sinkholes illustrated from evaporite paleokarst exposures in Spain

F Gutiérrez, J Guerrero, P Lucha - Environmental Geology, 2008 - Springer
This contribution analyses the processes involved in the generation of sinkholes from the
study of paleokarst features exposed in four Spanish Tertiary basins. Bedrock strata are …

Identification, prediction, and mitigation of sinkhole hazards in evaporite karst areas

F Gutierrez, AH Cooper, KS Johnson - Environmental Geology, 2008 - Springer
Sinkholes usually have a higher probability of occurrence and a greater genetic diversity in
evaporite terrains than in carbonate karst areas. This is because evaporites have a higher …

Detection of underground cavities by combining gravity, magnetic and ground penetrating radar surveys: a case study from the Zaragoza area, NE Spain

T Mochales, AM Casas, EL Pueyo, O Pueyo… - Environmental …, 2008 - Springer
A geophysical survey routine is proposed to detect underground cavities and dolines; it is
based on the sequential application of magnetic, low-frequency ground penetrating radar …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated geophysical survey in a sinkhole-prone area: Microgravity, electrical resistivity tomographies, and seismic noise measurements to delimit its …

V Pazzi, M Di Filippo, M Di Nezza, T Carlà, F Bardi… - Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Detection, forecasting, early warning, and effective monitoring are key aspects for the
delimitation of sinkhole-prone areas and for susceptibility assessment and risk mitigation. To …

Assessing the risk of subsidence of a sinkhole collapse using ground penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography

D Gómez-Ortiz, T Martín-Crespo - Engineering Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
In Segovia Province, Spain, there are numerous carbonate rock outcrops that are affected by
karstification processes, in which there are numerous galleries, caves and sinkholes. This is …

Evaluating and comparing methods of sinkhole susceptibility mapping in the Ebro Valley evaporite karst (NE Spain)

JP Galve, F Gutiérrez, J Remondo, J Bonachea… - Geomorphology, 2009 - Elsevier
Multiple sinkhole susceptibility models have been generated in three study areas of the Ebro
Valley evaporite karst (NE Spain) applying different methods (nearest neighbour distance …

Evaluation of trenching, ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) for sinkhole characterization

D Carbonel, V Rodríguez, F Gutiérrez… - Earth Surface …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper explores the suitability and advantages of combining the trenching technique
with geophysical surveys [ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity …

Geological and environmental implications of the evaporite karst in Spain

F Gutiérrez, JM Calaforra, F Cardona, F Ortí… - Environmental …, 2008 - Springer
In Spain, evaporite outcrops cover approximately 7% of the total area of the country. Most of
the evaporitic formations are made up of Ca-sulfates (gypsum/anhydrite) or Ca-sulfates and …

Sinkholes in the salt-bearing evaporite karst of the Ebro River valley upstream of Zaragoza city (NE Spain): geomorphological mapping and analysis as a basis for risk …

JP Galve, F Gutiérrez, P Lucha, J Bonachea… - Geomorphology, 2009 - Elsevier
A detailed sinkhole map has been produced in a stretch of the Ebro Valley (40.8 km2)
including the western sector of Zaragoza city (NE Spain). During the last few decades …

DInSAR measurements of ground deformation by sinkholes, mining subsidence, and landslides, Ebro River, Spain

C Castañeda, F Gutiérrez, M Manunta… - Earth Surface …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (DInSAR) has been applied to
detect and measure ground deformation in a stretch of the Ebro River valley (Spain) …