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Speleology in Kazakhstan

Shakalov on 11 Jul, 2012

Hello everyone! I pleased to invite you to the official site of Central Asian Karstic-Speleological commission ("Kaspeko") There, we regularly publish reports about our expeditions, articles and reports on speleotopics, lecture course for instructors, photos etc Also we have forum there. ...

New publications on hypogene speleogenesis

Klimchouk on 26 Mar, 2012

Dear Colleagues, This is to draw your attention to several recent publications added to KarstBase, relevant to hypogenic karst/speleogenesis: Corrosion of limestone tablets in sulfidic ground-water: measurements and speleogenetic implications Galdenzi,

The deepest terrestrial animal

Klimchouk on 23 Feb, 2012

A recent publication of Spanish researchers describes the biology of Krubera Cave, including the deepest terrestrial animal ever found: Jordana, Rafael; Baquero, Enrique; Reboleira, Sofía and Sendra, Alberto. ...

Caves - landscapes without light

akop on 05 Feb, 2012

Exhibition dedicated to caves is taking place in the Vienna Natural History Museum The exhibition at the Natural History Museum presents the surprising variety of caves and cave formations such as stalactites and various crystals. ...

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That globularite is small crystals of calcite tipped with spheres composed of radiating fibers [10].?

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That unconformity is a fossil land surface representing the absence of a sequence of sediments [16].?

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Variability of groundwater flow and transport processes in karst under different hydrologic conditions, Ravbar, Nataša

Quaternary glacial cycles: Karst processes and the global CO2 budget, Larson Erik B.; Mylroie John E.

Carbon fluxes in Karst aquifers: Sources, sinks, and the effect of storm flow, White William B.

Interpretation of hydrogeological functioning of a high karst plateau using the KARSYS approach: the case of Trnovsko-Banjška planota (Slovenia), Turk Janez, Malard Arnauld, Jeannin Pierre-Yves, Vouillamoz Jonathan, Masini Jean, Petrič Metka, Gabrovšek Franci, Ravbar Nataša, Slabe Tadej

LANDFORMS OF MOUNTAINOUS KARST IN THE MIDDLE LATITUDES: REFLECTIONS, TRENDSAND RESEARCH PROBLEMS, SAURO Ugo

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Differences in karst processes between northern and southern China, Hao, Y.; Cao, B.; Zhang, P.; Wang, Q.; Li, Z.; Jim Yeh, T.-C.

A new species of Duvalius from world’s deepest cave (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Reboleira, Ana Sofia P.S.; Ortuño, V.M.

Deep confined karst detection, analysis and paleo-hydrology reconstruction at a basin-wide scale using new geophysical interpretation of borehole logs, Laskow M.; Gendler M.; Goldberg I.; Gvirtzman H.; Frumkin A.

Boxwork and ferromanganese coatings in hypogenic caves: An example from Sima de la Higuera Cave (Murcia, SE Spain), Gazquez, Fernando; Calaforra, Jose-Maria; Rull, Fernando

Occurrence of diagenetic alunites within karst cavity infill of the Dammam Formation, Ahmadi, Kuwait: an indicator of hydrocarbon gas seeps, Khalaf, F.I.; Abdullah, F.A.

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Position of PhD researcher in Karst (Montpellier, France)

3D Modelling (geometry and connections) of carbonate massifs in structurally complex areas : An application to buried karst reservoirs of Languedoc (South France)

International Conference on Groundwater in Karst

International Conference on Groundwater in Karst, with optional pre-and post-conference field trips, will be held in Birmingham, UK, between June 20-26, 2015.

The USGS Karst Interest Group 2014 conference

The US Geological Survey’s (USGS) Karst Interest Group (KIG) will hold its next conference on 28 April through 2 May 2014 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, at the headquarters of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI).

Hypogene Cave Morphologies - Symposium Proceedings

A new electronic publication is available online from the Karst Waters Institute (Special Publication 18), consisting of selected papers and abstracts for the Hypogene Cave Morphologies symposium held February 2 - 7, 2014, on San Salvador Island, The Bahamas.

Upcoming meetings

Battelle Remediation Conference to Hold Karst Remediation Session!

19 May, 2014 - 22 May, 2014,

A session regarding remediation of karst aquifers has been added to Battelle’s upcoming Ninth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds. This is a first for this, the premier international conference focusing on remediating challenging contaminated sites. Historically, remediating environmental impacts in karst terranes has received little attention in the. ...

International Conference and Field Seminar "Karst Without Boundaries"

11 Jun, 2014 - 15 Jun, 2014, Trebinje (Bosnia & Herzegovina) - Dubrovnik (Croatia)

International Conference and Field Seminar “Karst Without Boundaries” The international conference “Karst Without Boundaries” will take place from 11 to 15 of June 2014 in the heart of the Dinaric Karst. The main conference event will be in Trebinje (Bosnia & Herzegovina) with a mid-conference field seminar taking place in Dubrovnik (Croatia). ...

The International Workshop on Ice Caves (IWIC)

17 Aug, 2014 - 22 Aug, 2014, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA

The International Workshop on Ice Caves (IWIC) is a series of workshops devoted entirely to ice cave research. IWIC is the only conference focused on state-of-the-art in ice cave research, where international experts discuss ongoing research efforts and promote global cooperation in ice cave science and management. These meetings have happened. ...

Engineering problems in karst, Session 5.7 at the IAEG XII Congress

15 Sep, 2014 - 19 Sep, 2014, Torino, Italy

Within the framework of the IAEG (International Association of Engineering Geologists) XII Congress, session 5.7 will be entirely dedicated to karst, with the title “Engineering Problems in Karst”. The Congress will take place from 15 to 19 of September 2014 in Torino (Italy). More information on the overall Congress can be. ...

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Registration is open: 6th International Workshop on Ice Caves

Registration for the 6th International Workshop on Ice Caves (IWIC-VI) is now open! The conference will be held in Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA, from 17-22 August 2014.

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14th Sinkhole Conference - 2015, Rochester, Minnesota

The 14th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, which is generally known as "The Sinkhole Conference", will be held in Rochester, Minnesota, on 5-9 October 2015.

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Geosciences Congress - Speleology in Iran

After holding 31 successful National Congresses, the 1st International Geoscience Congress concerning speleology will be held along with the 32nd National Geoscience Congress in Hamedan, Iran (Feb 16th-19th, 2014).

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Postdoctoral Fellow position in speleothem and groundwater geochemistry

The Department of Geological Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin offers a position for a postdoctoral fellow to conduct research in the areas of groundwater geochemical evolution and paleoclimate reconstructions.

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