Ice Caves synthesizes the latest research on ice caves from around the world, bringing to light important information that was heretofore buried in various reports, journals, and archives largely outside the public view. Ice caves have become an increasingly important target for the scientific community in the past decade, as the paleoclimatic information they host offers invaluable information about both present-day and past climate conditions. Ice caves are caves that host perennial ice accumulations and are the least studied members of the cryosphere. They occur in places where peculiar cave morphology and climatic conditions combine to allow for ice to form and persist in otherwise adverse parts of the planet. The book is an informative reference for scientists interested in ice cave studies, climate scientists, geographers, glaciologists, microbiologists, and permafrost and karst scientists.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. xxii 2. Chapter 2: History of Ice Caves Research - p. 4 3. Chapter 3: Ice Caves Climate - p. 20 4. Chapter 4: Ice Genesis, Morphology and Dynamics - p. 32 5. Chapter 4.1: Ice Genesis and Types of Ice Caves - p. 32 6. Chapter 4.2: Ice Surface Morphology - p. 68 7. Chapter 4.3: Ice Dynamics in Caves - p. 96 8. Chapter 5: Dating Cave Ice Deposits - p. 108 9. Chapter 6: Cryogenic Mineral Formation in Caves - p. 122 10. Chapter 7: Ice Cave Fauna - p. 162 11. Chapter 8: Microbial Life in Ice Caves - p. 171 12. Chapter 9: Paleoclimatic Significance of Cave Ice - p. 187 13. Chapter 10: The Management of Ice Show Caves - p. 198 14. Part II: Ice Caves of the World - p. 206 15. Chapter 11: Geography of Cave Glaciation - p. 206 16. Chapter 12: Ice Caves in Switzerland - p. 220 17. Chapter 13: Ice Caves in Austria - p. 235 18. Chapter 14: Ice Caves in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina - p. 262 19. Chapter 15: Ice Caves in Canada - p. 283 20. Chapter 16: Ice Caves in Croatia - p. 332 21. Chapter 17: Ice Caves in Germany - p. 369 22. Chapter 18: Ice Caves in Greece - p. 384 23. Chapter 19: Ice Caves in Italy - p. 397 24. Chapter 20: Ice Caves in Iran - p. 423 25. Chapter 21: Ice Caves in Asia - p. 436 26. Chapter 22: Ice Caves in FYR of Macedonia - p. 454 27. Chapter 23: Ice Caves in Norway, Fennoscandia and the Arctic - p. 477 28. Chapter 24: Ice Caves in Poland - p. 492 29. Chapter 25: Ice Caves in Romania - p. 510 30. Chapter 26: Ice Caves in Russia - p. 528 31. Chapter 27: Ice Caves in Serbia - p. 610 32. Chapter 28: Ice Caves in Spain - p. 624 33. Chapter 29: Ice Caves in Slovakia - p. 655 34. Chapter 30: Ice Caves in Slovenia - p. 689 35. Chapter 31: Ice Caves in the USA - p. 703 36. Index - p. 717
Ice Caves synthesizes the latest research on ice caves from around the world, bringing to light important information that was heretofore buried in various reports, journals, and archives largely outside the public view. Ice caves have become an increasingly important target for the scientific community in the past decade, as the paleoclimatic information they host offers invaluable information about both present-day and past climate conditions. Ice caves are caves that host perennial ice accumulations and are the least studied members of the cryosphere. They occur in places where peculiar cave morphology and climatic conditions combine to allow for ice to form and persist in otherwise adverse parts of the planet. The book is an informative reference for scientists interested in ice cave studies, climate scientists, geographers, glaciologists, microbiologists, and permafrost and karst scientists.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. xxii 2. Chapter 2: History of Ice Caves Research - p. 4 3. Chapter 3: Ice Caves Climate - p. 20 4. Chapter 4: Ice Genesis, Morphology and Dynamics - p. 32 5. Chapter 4.1: Ice Genesis and Types of Ice Caves - p. 32 6. Chapter 4.2: Ice Surface Morphology - p. 68 7. Chapter 4.3: Ice Dynamics in Caves - p. 96 8. Chapter 5: Dating Cave Ice Deposits - p. 108 9. Chapter 6: Cryogenic Mineral Formation in Caves - p. 122 10. Chapter 7: Ice Cave Fauna - p. 162 11. Chapter 8: Microbial Life in Ice Caves - p. 171 12. Chapter 9: Paleoclimatic Significance of Cave Ice - p. 187 13. Chapter 10: The Management of Ice Show Caves - p. 198 14. Part II: Ice Caves of the World - p. 206 15. Chapter 11: Geography of Cave Glaciation - p. 206 16. Chapter 12: Ice Caves in Switzerland - p. 220 17. Chapter 13: Ice Caves in Austria - p. 235 18. Chapter 14: Ice Caves in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina - p. 262 19. Chapter 15: Ice Caves in Canada - p. 283 20. Chapter 16: Ice Caves in Croatia - p. 332 21. Chapter 17: Ice Caves in Germany - p. 369 22. Chapter 18: Ice Caves in Greece - p. 384 23. Chapter 19: Ice Caves in Italy - p. 397 24. Chapter 20: Ice Caves in Iran - p. 423 25. Chapter 21: Ice Caves in Asia - p. 436 26. Chapter 22: Ice Caves in FYR of Macedonia - p. 454 27. Chapter 23: Ice Caves in Norway, Fennoscandia and the Arctic - p. 477 28. Chapter 24: Ice Caves in Poland - p. 492 29. Chapter 25: Ice Caves in Romania - p. 510 30. Chapter 26: Ice Caves in Russia - p. 528 31. Chapter 27: Ice Caves in Serbia - p. 610 32. Chapter 28: Ice Caves in Spain - p. 624 33. Chapter 29: Ice Caves in Slovakia - p. 655 34. Chapter 30: Ice Caves in Slovenia - p. 689 35. Chapter 31: Ice Caves in the USA - p. 703 36. Index - p. 717
