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Atlas of Cave Morphs
The goal is to create the structured collection (repository) of annotated images of type and unique cave morphologies.
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This is an official site of the UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis.
Speleogenesis is the origin and development of natural caves. Most caves develop through dissolution in readily soluble rocks, such as carbonates and evaporites. Speleogenesis can be adequately understood only within the broader context of the hydrogeologic setting and evolution of karst. In its turn, speleogenesis is a primary process that determines essential features of the hydrogeology of karst, and guides its evolution in many ways.
Therefore, the goal of the Commission is to promote scientific cooperation and research in karst hydrogeology, with special emphasis to speleogenesis as the core problem of permeability development in karst aquifers and their overall evolution.
Speleogenesis Network
Speleogenesis Network is a hub for people and institutions involved into karst and geospeleology studies, who want to stay informed and connected with colleagues around the globe and have various field-specific networking and information tools at their regular disposal.
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Upcoming events:
International conference on paleokarst & multi-permeability flow systems
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.A.
National Geomorphology Symposium / 2nd Latin American Meeting of Geomorphology
Location: Belo Horizonte
13th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Location: Jeju City, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
ALCADI 2008 Internat. Symposium on Speleo-History in the Alpine, Carpathian and Dinaridic Region
Location: Baden, Austria
19th International Symposium of Subterranean Biology
Location: Fremantle, Western Australia
Currently 231 karst and cave researchers as well as fellow cavers have joined the Speleogenesis project. They represent the following countries:
Australia (8),
Austria (6),
Brazil (9),
Canada (2),
China (2),
Costa Rica (1),
Croatia (8),
Cuba (6),
Czech Republic (1),
Denmark (1),
Egypt (1),
France (10),
Germany (4),
Greece (3),
Indonesia (5),
Iran (5),
Israel (1),
Italy (14),
Ivory Coast (1),
Japan (1),
Lebanon (1),
Macao Macedonia (1),
Malawi (1),
New Caledonia (1),
New Zealand (2),
Poland (4),
Portugal (5),
Romania (6),
Russia (1),
Slovak Republic (2),
Slovenia (8),
South Korea (1),
Spain (3),
Switzerland (7),
Turkey (7),
Ukraine (14),
United Kingdom (11),
United States (61),
Yugoslavia (2),
Netherlands (2),
Iceland (1),
more will come soon
Full list of members is available here
Latest additions to Atlas:
Atlas of Cave Morphs is an informal collaborative project of the UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis run through Speleogenesis Network. Currently 57 images have been submitted.