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This book presents a novel approach to studying the groundwater
dynamics of and characterising karst aquifers. The content is based
on long-term monitoring of groundwater parameters in the
epiphreatic caves of a selected karst aquifer: part of the
classical recharge area of Ljubljanica River, Slovenia. The
recorded data was analysed on the basis of the recharge to the
system, which is controlled by outflow from the Planinsko Polje,
and on the basis of the known and inferred geometry of the karst
conduit system. The book presents numerically tested conceptual
models of the observed conduit system, which offer new insights
into its structure and function. In closing, the author stresses
the importance of caves as groundwater monitoring sites and
provides new tools for interpreting cave water level hydrographs.
Although the book focuses on a specific site, the methodology
introduced here can be applied to numerous other karst systems,
lending it considerable practical relevance.
This book presents the latest advances in karstology by researchers
at the ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia - home of
Classical Karst. It features interdisciplinary investigations
carried out on the karst surface, subsurface, caves, and associated
waters. It covers various topics, such as analysis of karst
processes, including the mineralogical and lithological
characteristics of sediments and carbonate rocks; structural
geological mapping; detecting the old traces of paleokarst; the
formation of karst surfaces in a variety of types of rock and
conditions; and the evolution of karst, which can aid in dating
sediments, and in tracing aquifers using artificial and natural
tracers. In addition, the book provides detailed information on the
use and development of various research methods, ranging from
comprehensive field research, long-term measurements, and
laboratory analyses to computer and laboratory modeling.
Integrating karst geology, geomorphology, hydrology, ecology,
speleobiology, and microbiology research, these methods provide
readers with a far deeper understanding of karst terrains.
This book presents a novel approach to studying the groundwater
dynamics of and characterising karst aquifers. The content is based
on long-term monitoring of groundwater parameters in the
epiphreatic caves of a selected karst aquifer: part of the
classical recharge area of Ljubljanica River, Slovenia. The
recorded data was analysed on the basis of the recharge to the
system, which is controlled by outflow from the Planinsko Polje,
and on the basis of the known and inferred geometry of the karst
conduit system. The book presents numerically tested conceptual
models of the observed conduit system, which offer new insights
into its structure and function. In closing, the author stresses
the importance of caves as groundwater monitoring sites and
provides new tools for interpreting cave water level hydrographs.
Although the book focuses on a specific site, the methodology
introduced here can be applied to numerous other karst systems,
lending it considerable practical relevance.
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