AMCS Bulletin 11

Cave Hydrology of the
Caribbean Yucatan Coast

By Patricia A. Beddows
96 pages, softbound
42 figures, 17 tables
2003


Over 425 kilometers of underwater caves have been surveyed in the area called the Riviera Maya on the Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo. This masters thesis reports on studies of groundwater flow in this coastal karst aquifer.


Table of Contents
11 Introduction
15 Geological and Hydrological Conditions of the Caribbean Yucatan Coast
37 Groundwater Flow in Conduits: Spatial Trends and Tidal Influence
57 Salinity Distribution Mapping to Delineate Mixing
65 Hydraulics of the Nohoch Nah Chich Conduit System
75 Groundwater Tides
85 Conclusions
91 References

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