Sur quelques sources littorales et sous-marines autour de la Méditerranée

Abstract

This study produces some informations and discussions, after numerous authors, on various fresh water ore brackish (almyros) karstic coastal springs, and submarine springs (vrulja), in their hydrogeological and geomorphological environment. The position of main springs with the present sea level is analysed (tabl. 1), and the genesis and explanation of the brackish and submarine springs is brievly discussed, as well as the difficulties of catching because sea water intrusions. Are particularly showed the connections of Font Estramar and Font-Dame, the springs in the border of Salses lagoon, with the Corbières karstic area, the similar case of supply of the Siutghiol Lake in the Dobrodgea, the classical problem of the "sea mills" of Argostoli and the hydrosystem in the Kephallinia Island, and other problems in some coastal karst (covas of Mallorca...).

Keywords

• coastal karst
• palaeohydrology
• coastal springs
• submarine springs