found: Work cat.: 2004104550: Epikarst, c2004:p. 1 (Epikarst is the interface zone between soil and rock in karst landscapes and is characterized by small fractures and solution pockets, that may or may not be filled with water) p. 3 (epikarst is the upper weathered zone of enhanced porosity generally at the soil/bedrock contact and functions to store and direct percolation water toward vertical drains or springs in the karst) p. 23 (epikarst is the uppermost weathered zone of carbonate rocks with substantially enhanced and more homogeneously distributed porosity and permeability as compared to the bulk rock mass below)
found: Geol. survey Ireland groundwater newsletter WWW site, Aug. 15, 2006(epikarst: uppermost layer of a karstified rock in which a large proportion of the fissures have been enlarged by solutional erosion; allows rapid inflitration and some storage of large quantities of infiltration water)
found: Karst management hdbk. training glossary WWW site, Aug. 15, 2006(epikarst: the upper surface of karst,, consisting of a network of intersectin fissures and cavities that collect and transport surface water and nutrients underground)
notfound: GeoRef
