žlebiči / karren

Žlebìči so ozkim kanalom (žlebovom) podobne podolgovate vdolbine, ki se pojavljajo na površini nagnjene kamnite, običajno apnenčaste ploskve, vendar lahko tudi na drugih kamninah kot so npr. dolomit, kreda...

Žlebiči potekajo v smeri največje strmine kjer nasičena deževnica gravitacijsko odteka po kamnini navzdol. Kisle primesi korozivno razjedajo kamnino, zaradi česar se prične oblikovati in povečevati vdolbina v jedru vodnega toka.

Glej: škraplje

Karren (žlebiči) are karst narrow channels which are formed when rain water with acid substances runs down the rock surface with a slope, dissoluting the rock while it flows in the direction with the highest gradient which is commonly described by the term steepest slope.

The karren occurs on the surface of the sloped rock – usually limestone rock but can be found on any soluble rock like limestone, dolomite or gypsum. The acid substances in rain water corrode the limestone and the karren start to shape.

See: limestone pavement