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Karst conference in spectacular Dinaric Karst
The call for papers for the international karst conference “Karst without Boundaries” is now out. This conference is organized within the UNESCO’s DIKTAS project framework and will be held in June 2014 in the lands of spectacular classic Dinaric karst.
The call for papers for the international karst conference “Karst without Boundaries” is now out. This conference is organized within the UNESCO’s DIKTAS project framework and will be held in June 2014 in the lands of spectacular classic Dinaric karst.
NSS Bookstore Moving Sale
The National Speleological Society (NSS) of the USA is moving its headquarters and you benefit!
The National Speleological Society (NSS) of the USA is moving its headquarters and you benefit!
Tourism and Karst Areas - Special Issue: Geoparks and other approaches for territorial management and tourism in karst areas
This special issue will be dedicated to geoparks and other approaches for territorial management and tourism in karst areas - Call for Papers
This special issue will be dedicated to geoparks and other approaches for territorial management and tourism in karst areas - Call for Papers
Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales
The British Cave Research Association is proud to announce the publication of its new book, Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales (Volume 1)
The British Cave Research Association is proud to announce the publication of its new book, Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales (Volume 1)
Book project on karst, caves, conflicts and war
A book about the use of karst and caves during wars and other conflicts.
A book about the use of karst and caves during wars and other conflicts.
Did you know?
That pitch is vertical or sub-vertical shaft or cave waterfall that normally requires rope, ladder or equipment to pass; a term used by british cave explorers [9].?
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Featured articles from Cave & Karst Science Journals
Geomorphogenesis of astructural slopes of the Inner Range of the Mountainous Crimea: the role of hypogenic karst in the formation and retreat of cliffs, Tymokhina, Å.².; Klimchouk, A.B.; Amelichev, G.M.
Isotopic composition of atmospheric precipitation and karstic springs of the north-west slope of the Crimean Mountains, Dublyansky Y.V.; Klimchouk À.B.; Amelichev G.N.; Tokarev S.V.; Spötl, C
Thermomineral waters of inner Dinarides Karst, Milenić, Dejan; Krunić, Olivera; Milanković, Djuro
The hydrogeology and hydrochemistry of the thermal waters at Taffs Well, South Wales, UK, Farr, G.; Bottrell, S.H
A new speleogenetic paradigm from Central Scandinavia and its relevance for northern caves., Faulkner, Trevor
Featured articles from other Geoscience Journals
Palaeo-mixing zone karst features from Palaeocene carbonates of north Spain: criteria for recognizing a potentially widespread but rarely documented diagenetic system, Bacetaa, J.I.; Wrightb, V.P.; Pujalte, V.
Influence of conduit network geometry on solute transport in karst aquifers with a permeable matrix, Ronayne, M.J.
Effective porosity of a carbonate aquifer with bacterial contamination: Walkerton, Ontario, Canada, Worthington, S.R.H.; Smart, C.C.; Ruland, W.
Evaluation of permeability and non-Darcy flow in vuggy macroporous limestone aquifer samples with lattice Boltzmann methods, Sukop, M.C.; Huang, H.; Alvarez, P.F.; Variano, E.A.; Cunningham, K.J.
Development of a deep karst system within a transpressional structure of the Dolomites in north-east Italy, Sauro, Francesco; Zampieri, Dario; Filipponi, Marco
Collina-Girard J.
2004
Prehistory and coastal karst area: Cosquer Cave and the “Calanques” of Marseille
The Cosquer Cave is a French Palaeolithic painted and engraved cave (27.000-18.500 BP), which is located under the sea, in the Urgonian limestones of Cap Morgiou (“Massif des Calanques”, Marseille). The entrance was submerged at the end of the Last Glacial Stage and is presently 37 m under sea level. A synthesis about the Cosquer Cave environmental studies is presented here. Structural studies show that caves planimetry is determined by Cap Morgiou jointing (mainly NW-SE and N-S vertical faults). Through archaeological studies, a speleothem breaking period can be dated between 27.000 and 18.000 BP. Geomorphologic study of the continental shelf at the foot of the Cosquer Cave area shows fossil shorelines at -36 m, -50/55 m, -90 m, -100 m depth. Radiocarbon dating from shells collected in -100m sediments yielded a date of 13.250 BP. Direct scuba diving observations and submarine cliff profiles sket¬ching show several eustatic still stand¬ levels between -36m and the current sea surface indicating a probable tectonic stability during the last 10.000 years.
Prehistory, karst, Cosquer Cave, fossil shorelines, France