Three classes of karst systems changes in time

Abstract

Three classes are identified in the karst system changes with time, those are: short-period changes related to the system functioning, middle-period ones (many-years dynamics) and long-period macrocycles. The first class manifests itself by variability of rivers' mineralization through short intervals (seasons, phases of hydrological regime), the second class - by many-years fluctuations of liquid discharge, the third class - by different karst generations dated to the Pleistocene and Holocene.