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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 "Hypogene Speleogenesis and Karst Hydrogeology of Artesian Basins"
Location: Chernivtsy, Ukraine
Intern. Conference "Sustainability of the Karst Environment - Dinaric Karst and Other Karst Regions"
Location: Plitvice Lakes, Chroatia
70th Congress_Cuban Speleological Society, VI_Congress of FEALC
Location: Matanzas, CUBA
Currently 297 karst and cave researchers as well as fellow cavers have joined the Speleogenesis project. They represent the following countries:
Australia (11),
Austria (6),
Belgium (1),
Brazil (12),
Canada (2),
China (2),
Costa Rica (1),
Croatia (10),
Cuba (7),
Czech Republic (2),
Denmark (1),
Egypt (1),
France (16),
Germany (6),
Greece (4),
India (2),
Indonesia (8),
Iran (9),
Israel (1),
Italy (16),
Ivory Coast (2),
Japan (1),
Lebanon (1),
Macao Macedonia (1),
Malawi (1),
Nepal (2),
New Caledonia (1),
New Zealand (2),
Poland (5),
Portugal (5),
Romania (6),
Russia (1),
Slovak Republic (3),
Slovenia (9),
South Korea (1),
Spain (4),
Suriname (1),
Switzerland (7),
Thailand (1),
Turkey (9),
Ukraine (15),
United Kingdom (16),
United States (77),
Uzbekistan (1),
Yugoslavia (2),
Zimbabwe (1),
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 65 images have been submitted.