@article{PAR00002767,
  title = {{S}teady water level and temperature in a karstic system : the case of the coral {L}ifou {I}sland ({SW} {P}acific)},
  author = {{G}enthon, {P}ierre and {W}irrmann, {D}enis and {H}oibian, {T}. and {A}llenbach, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ifou is an atoll uplifted to a near 100 m height near the {V}anuatu {T}rench. {E}xtensive karstification is recorded in the outer coral rim and to a lesser extend in the lagoon type limestones of the inner island. {T}he orientations found in the longest karstic networks correspond rather well to the main fracture directions, but near coasts, the galleries are controlled by the paleo-shoreline, suggesting that mixing corrosion might be involved during cave formation. {T}he freshwater level and temperature, recorded during one year inside two caves present smooth variations, if tidal components near 12 and 24 h periods are removed, and are poorly correlated with rain. {C}omparison with data recorded in a continental karst ({B}aget, {P}yrenees) and in the chalk of the {P}aris {B}asin indicates that {L}ifou lacks an organized channel network able to collect and transfer quickly rainwater toward the phreatic zone.},
  keywords = {{K}arst ; {A}toll ; {W}ater temperature ; {W}ater level ; {LIFOU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {G}eoscience},
  volume = {340},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {513--522},
  ISSN = {1631-0713},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.crte.2008.06.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002767},
}