Novel parameters for sinkhole mapping in the anthropocene: Example from a karst-dominated landscape of the Missouri Ozarks, USA

Tasnuba Jerin, Joshua Hess, Marc Owen, Robert Pavlowsky, Toby Dogwiler, Xiaomin Qiu, Kyle Steele, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, Missouri State University, Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, Missouri State University, Forest Service, United State Department of Agriculture

Progress in Physical Geography: An International Review of Geographical Work in the Natural and Environmental Sciences

Published online on December 24, 2025

Abstract

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 333-354, June 2026.
Understanding the spatial distribution of sinkholes in karst terrains is essential for evaluating groundwater resources, hydrological processes, and mitigating hazards such as land subsidence. Due to the rapidly evolving dynamic nature of sinkholes, ...