Ground Penerating Radar Investigation of Limestone Karst at the Odstrzelona Cave in Kowala, Świętokrzyskie Mountains, Poland

Łyskowski, Mikołaj; Mazurek, Ewelina; Ziętek, Jerzy

doi:10.4311/2014ex0001

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“…An important part of these studies concerns inventorying, discovery of new sites, their accessibility by the public (e.g. Urban 1996, Andrejczuk, Kaźmierczak-Bereszka 2007, Kasza 2009, Cigna 2010, Łyskowski et al 2014 and the impact over time that this can have on their condition, and the need for their legal protection (e.g. Urban 2006a, b).…”

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Geotourism potential of show caves in Poland

Zieliński

Marek

Zwoliński

2022

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In the modern world, tourism is a very dynamically growing industry with significant impact on the eco-nomic prosperity of many regions or even countries. The paper presents the geotourism potential of the 12 show (com-mercial) caves in Poland before and during the current pandemic time. Survey results demonstrate that caves are major geotourist attractions. In 2019, they were visited by a total of almost 950,000 people. The attendance might have exceed-ed even a million if the popular Mroźna Cave in the Tatras had not been temporarily closed to visitors due to a rockfall in winter period 2018/2019. In 2020, all the show caves combined were visited by a more than 390,000 people, which amounted to about 41% of the total attendance recorded for 2019. The most visited cave proved to be Smocza Jama (Dragon’s Den) in the centre of Kraków, which recorded almost 422,000 visitors in 2019. A preliminary assessment of the attractiveness of the caves as geosites is given. The most attractive caves as geosites were identified as: Bear Cave, Upper Wierzchowska Cave, and Bat Cave. It is possible to confidently assert that the celebration of the International Year of Caves and Karst (IYCK) in 2021–2022 will increase interest in caves and translate into a revival of cave tourism.

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Geotourism potential of show caves in Poland

Zieliński

Marek

Zwoliński

2022

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“…Ground penetrating radars (GPR) are usually used to map underground cavities that occur at shallow depths (Chamberlain et al ., 2000; Łyskowski et al ., 2014; Ronen et al ., 2019), although there are some examples of the successful use of low‐frequency GPR for depths of several tens or more meters (Gosar, 2012; Kalenda et al ., 2018). GPR is characterized by high performance, detail and depth resolution.…”

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Mapping of underground cavities by the passive seismic standing waves method: the case study of Barsukovskaya cave (Novosibirsk region, Russia)

Fedin

Kolesnikov

Ngomayezwe

2020

Geophysical Prospecting

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This article presents the results of mapping a karst cave by the passive seismic standing waves method. Barsukovskaya cave is located about 100 km southeast of the city of Novosibirsk (Russia). The total length of the cave's passages and grottoes is estimated at about 200 m, the maximum depth from the earth's surface is about 19 m. The method for studying underground cavities used is based on the effect of the generation of standing waves by microtremor in the space between the earth's surface and the cave roof. The accumulation of amplitude spectra of a large number of microtremor records makes it possible to determine the frequencies of the first few modes of these waves. Areal passive seismic survey on the earth's surface above the cave made it possible to construct a map of the lowest mode frequency distribution over the cave roof. Since no standing waves were observed at other points, this map reflects the cave structure in plan, which confirms the comparison with the cave diagram drawn up earlier by one of the speleologists. A schematic map of the depth of the cave roof was constructed using the longitudinal wave velocity V p = 3120 m/s determined by the rock samples selected near the entrance to the cave. This map at a qualitative level also agrees with the data of speleologists, which indicate that the cave, on average, gradually becomes deeper from the entrance to its dead-end branches. The shallower depths in comparison with the data of speleologists are apparently explained by a very low estimate of the velocity determined from a rock sample taken near the entrance to the cave. The reliability of the obtained cave mapping results is confirmed by the numerical simulation results using the finite-element method.

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“…One of the geophysical methods in which the above-mentioned techniques can be employed is the georadar method. A comprehensive introduction to the georadar method can be found in [2][3][4].…”

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Application of Geodetic Techniques for Antenna Positioning in a Ground Penetrating Radar Method

2018

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Abstract. The accuracy of determining the location of detectable subsurface objects is related to the accuracy of the position of georadar traces in a given profile, which in turn depends on the precise assessment of the distance covered by an antenna. During georadar measurements the distance covered by an antenna can be determined with a variety of methods. Recording traces at fixed time intervals is the simplest of them. A method which allows for more precise location of georadar traces is recording them at fixed distance intervals, which can be performed with the use of distance triggers (such as a measuring wheel or a hip chain). The search for methods eliminating these discrepancies can be based on the measurement of spatial coordinates of georadar traces conducted with the use of modern geodetic techniques for 3-D location. These techniques include above all a GNSS satellite system and electronic tachymeters. Application of the above mentioned methods increases the accuracy of space location of georadar traces. The article presents the results of georadar measurements performed with the use of geodetic techniques in the test area of Mydlniki in Krakow. A satellite receiver Leica system 1200 and a electronic tachymeter Leica 1102 TCRA were integrated with the georadar equipment. The accuracy of locating chosen subsurface structures was compared.

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Ground Penerating Radar Investigation of Limestone Karst at the Odstrzelona Cave in Kowala, Świętokrzyskie Mountains, Poland

Cited by 14 publications

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Geotourism potential of show caves in Poland

Geotourism potential of show caves in Poland

Mapping of underground cavities by the passive seismic standing waves method: the case study of Barsukovskaya cave (Novosibirsk region, Russia)

Application of Geodetic Techniques for Antenna Positioning in a Ground Penetrating Radar Method

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