Glaciochemistry of Cave Ice: Paradana and Snežna Caves, Slovenia
Open Access
- 18 February 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Geosciences
- Vol. 9 (2) , 94
Abstract
Cave ice samples collected within karstic terrain have major ion and nutrient concentrations showing that the ice originates from local precipitation modified by the addition of Ca2+ and HCO3− from the dissolution of the local bedrock. Isotopic profiles of Paradana Cave ice are similar to those described in other ice caves in central and eastern Europe, where the profiles are developed through the freezing of cave pool or “lake” waters from the top downward during the onset of the cold portion of the year. Stable isotope data suggest future studies may yield a long-term paleo-environmental record for this location.Keywords
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