Caracterización química del agua de goteo en la cueva Kaite y monitorización de las variaciones estacionales
- Martín Merino, Miguel Ángel
- Sánchez Moreno, Lorenzo
- Garralón Lafuente, Antonio
- Martín Chivelet, Javier
- Gómez González, Paloma
- Turrero Jiménez, María Jesús
- Quejido Cabezas, Alberto José
- Ortega Lozano, Antonio
ISSN: 0213-683X
Año de publicación: 2003
Número: 35
Páginas: 183-186
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Geogaceta
Resumen
Characterization of drip waters in karstic caves is a key task for interpreting speleothems in terms of paleoclimate record. Particularly, variations in stalagmite composition, growth rate and microstratigraphy, often used as indicators of climate changes, strongly depend on changes in cave drip waters. For this reason, an "in situ" monitoring of the physicochemical properties and composition of those waters is being carried out in Kaite (Ojo Guareña Karstic System, N Spain), a small isolated cave selected for paleoclimate studies. In this paper; the experimental methodology of the hydrochemical monitoring is presented and the first results, corresponding to a complete year; are exposed and interpreted.