Video: Florida Geological Survey cave divers inside karst groundwater conduits

Sep 19, 2014

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Video: Florida Geological Survey cave divers inside karst groundwater conduits                
 
 
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This is an excerpt from a great video by the Florida Geological Survey explaining karst groundwater conduits.  In the Floridan Aquifer, many are large enough to me mapped by (very brave, and highly trained) divers.
In Gottesacker, the conduits are too small, and only seasonally flooded.  So your donations will help us use geophysical methods to map and protect them.
The full video is available here courtesy of the University of Florida Library.

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MarieWGilbert

Great!!!!!

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About This Project

How does alpine groundwater get from mountaintops to valley springs?

Franklin & Marshall College

In the Alps, there are karst areas where plentiful precipitation soaks right in. This water flows through underground passages to important springs in the valleys below. Except for a few caves, these groundwater conduits are un-mapped. We are testing remote sensing methods for locating them. This will aid land use and water withdrawal planning to protect this critical resource from threats posed by (e.g.) increased development and climate change.