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Tiankengs (giant dolines) in South China and elsewhere.

Автор: Ioannis Zenas
Дата: 31 Oct 2006

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Tiankengs (giant dolines) in South China and elsewhere.
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Description: 31 Oct. 2006.

 <http://WWW.SPELEOGENESIS.INFO>; WWW.SPELEOGENESIS.INFO - BULLETIN no 15.
NOW ONLINE - VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1, 2006.

Tiankengs: Special Issue.

The Speleogenesis Team is pleased to announce the release of the next issue
of the Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers Journal ? Volume 4,
Issue 1. This is a special issue, a joint publication with Cave & Karst
Science (vol.32, 2-3) and Carsologica Sinica (vol.25), dedicated to
tiankengs (giant dolines) in South China and elsewhere.

This is a prime outcome from the 2005 Tiankeng International Investigation
Project, organised by Prof. Zhu Xuewen and his team.

The volume contains twelve articles (see the content at the bottom)
providing a comprehensive characterisation and discussion of the tiankeng
phenomena and related aspects. The ultimate link between the formation of
tiankengs and speleogenesis is well illustrated by the papers, as well as an
important role of speleogenesis in karst geomorphology.

Previous issues of Speleogenesis are available via the "Jump to:" line on
the main page. All previously published papers are available in the Archive
section.

NEXT ISSUE IN PREPARATION ? Volume 4, Issue 2, 2006

The Speleogenesis team is working on the next issue.

As always, the Journal relies on good papers. We encourage you to submit
your contributions to be considered for publication.

EXPLORATION SPOTLIGHT

A new addition here is a brief info on the results of the most recent
expedition of the "Call of the Abyss" project to Krubera Cave, Arabika,
Western Caucasus (August-September 2006), with a new depth figure for the
cave to be -2,158m. Snapshots from the updated 3D model of the cave are
posted there.

 
<http://www.speleogenesis.info/spotlights/spotlight_areas.php?expl_area_id=4
>
http://www.speleogenesis.info/spotlights/spotlight_areas.php?expl_area_id=4

Thank you for registering with the Speleogenesis site.

Best wishes!
Sincerely yours,
Alexander Klimchouk,
Managing Editor-in-Chief



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SPELEOGENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF KARST AQUIFERS
 <http://www.speleogenesis.info,> www.speleogenesis.info, Volume 4, Issue 1,
2006

CONTENTS

KARST GEOMORPHOLOGY AND THE ROLE OF SPELEOGENESIS

The 2005 Tiankeng Investigation Project in China
Tony WALTHAM

Tiankengs in the karst of China
ZHU Xuewen and CHEN Weihai

Tiankengs of the world, outside China
Tony WALTHAM

Tiankengs: definition and description
ZHU Xuewen and Tony WALTHAM

Large collapse chambers within caves
Andy EAVIS

Turloughs and tiankengs: distinctive doline forms
John GUNN

Giant dolines of the Muller Plateau, Papua New Guinea
Julia JAMES

Cave un-roofing as a large-scale geomorphic process
Alexander KLIMCHOUK

Some large dolines in the Dinaric karst
Andrej KRANJC

Hydraulic considerations in the development of tiankengs
Arthur N PALMER and Margaret V PALMER

Collapse processes at the tiankengs of Xingwen
Tony WALTHAM

Size scales for closed depression landforms: the place of tiankengs
William B WHITE and Elizabeth L WHITE

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