Hypogene Caves in Slovakia

Bella, Pavel; Gaál, Ľudovít

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-53348-3_19

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“…1). The cave totals 1,483 m in length, whereas its vertical extent is 112 m (Bella, 2008). The cave was formed in the Neogene as a part of an extensive karst drainage system, hosted by the Middle Triassic (Steinalm and Wetterstein type) carbonates of the Silica Nappe (Tulis and Novotný, 1989).…”

Section: Speleological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It represents a congelation ice type, fed by a thin sheet of water. The ice surface is estimated at more than 9,000 m 2 and its volume at more than 110,000 m 3 (Bella, 2008). The upper surface of the ice block is flat and horizontal in some parts, in others it is inclined towards the south-west, south and south-east (Strug, 2011, ryc.…”

Section: Speleological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although DIC is characterized by a mixed static-dynamic microclimate, the chamber with the ice block acts as a cold-air trap (Zelinka, 2008). The mean temperature in the glaciated part of the cave varies between -0.4 and -1.0 °C; in the lowermost parts of the cave it is below the freezing point all year round (Bella, 2008;Korzystka et al, 2011, fig. 6).…”

Section: Speleological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Radiocarbon dating of fossil bats from Dobšina Ice Cave (Slovakia) and potential palaeoclimatic implications

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Although Dobšina Ice Cave (DIC, Carpathians, Slovakia) is located outside the high-mountain area, it hosts one of the most extensive blocks of perennial subterranean ice, the volume of which is estimated at more than 110,000 m 3 . Frozen bat remains were found in the lowermost part of the perennial ice block. They belong to Myotis blythii (Tomes) and the M. mystacinus morpho-group. The radiocarbon dating of bat soft tissues yielded ages of 1266-1074 cal. yr BP and 1173-969 cal. yr BP. The undetermined bat, found in the same part of the ice section in 2002, was previously dated at 1178-988 cal. yr BP (Clausen et al., 2007). The dates testify that the ice crystallized at the turn of the Dark Ages Cold Period and the Medieval Warm Period. The calculated accumulation rate of cave ice varies between 0.7 cm/year and 1.4 cm/year at that time, and is similar to the present ice accumulation rate in DIC. Constant crystallization of ice during the Medieval Warm Period is hypothesized to reflect dry summer seasons since the supply of relatively warm water in the summer is one of the key factors causing the erosion of cave ice. The uppermost sample was covered with 20.6 m of ice. Between ca 1065 cal. yr BP and the present day, the ice grew faster than between ca 1210 yr BP and ca 1065 yr BP by a factor of 1.3-1.8.

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Section: Speleological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Speleological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Speleological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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