Micro-climate monitoring in show caves, comparing Grand Canyon Caverns with Slovene caves
Principal Investigator at ZRC SAZU
Stanka Šebela, PhD-
Original Title
Mikro-klimatski monitoring v turističnih jamah, primerjava Grand Canyon Caverns s slovenskimi jamami
Project Team
Uroš Novak, Magdalena Năpăruş-Aljančič, PhD, Barbara Luke, Laura Rosales Lagarde-
Duration
1 July 2022–30 June 2024 -
Lead Partner
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Financial Source
Slovenian Research And Innovation Agency
Partners
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Research will be focused on show caves, which are subject of natural and anthropogenic impacts. Within proposed project we want to compare research methods of cave micro-climate from Slovene caves (Postojna Cave, Predjama Cave) with some US caves (i.e. Grand Canyon Caverns). We want to compare good experience in establishment and maintenance of micro-climatic monitoring in caves in Slovenia with karst areas in southern Nevada and Arizona in USA.
ACTIVITIES
17–29 August 2023 – exchange visit of S. Šebela in USA
The Frenchman Mountain fault, Las Vegas, Nevada, photo S. Šebela.
Grand Canyon Caverns, South Rim Grand Canyon.
30 September – 5 October 2023 – Dr. Laura Rosales Lagarde (Nevada State University) – exchange visit in Slovenia
Lecture of dr. Laura Rosales Lagarde at IZRK ZRC SAZU in Postojna, on 4 October 2023.
18–21 May 2024 – visit to the institute and field work with Gretchen M. Baker (Great Basin National Park - GBNP, Nevada USA)
Lecture of Gretchen M. Baker on Great Basin and Lehman Caves (Nevada, USA) at IZRK ZRC SAZU in Postojna, on 20 May 2024, photo by M. Aljančič.
PUBLICATIONS
2023
ŠEBELA, S. 2023. Primerjava zgodovinskih in današnjih meritev temperature v turističnih jamah. V: KUHAR, Miran (ur.), et al. Raziskave s področja geodezije in geofizike 2022 : zbornik del : 28. srečanje Slovenskega združenja za geodezijo in geofiziko, Ljubljana, 26. januar 2023. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za geodezijo in geofiziko, 2023. Str. 21-27, zvd., graf. prikazi. ISBN 978-961-95299-3-5. [COBISS.SI-ID 142007811]
ŠEBELA, S, NOVAK, U. 2023. Spremembe zračnega tlaka v kraških jamah po izbruhu vulkana Hunga Tonga. V: KUHAR, Miran (ur.), et al. Raziskave s področja geodezije in geofizike 2022 : zbornik del : 28. srečanje Slovenskega združenja za geodezijo in geofiziko, Ljubljana, 26. januar 2023. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za geodezijo in geofiziko, 2023. Str. 47-51, graf. prikazi. ISBN 978-961-95299-3-5. [COBISS.SI-ID 142010371]
2024
ŠEBELA, Stanka, LUKE, Barbara. Floods in the SW USA in August and September 2023 = Poplave v JZ delu ZDA v avgustu in septembru 2023. V: KUHAR, Miran (ur.), et al. Raziskave s področja geodezije in geofizike 2023 : zbornik del : 29. srečanje Slovenskega združenja za geodezijo in geofiziko, Ljubljana, 1. februar 2024. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za geodezijo in geofiziko, 2024. Str. 69-76, ilustr., zvd. ISBN 978-961-95299-4-2. https://fgg-web.fgg.uni-lj.si/SUGG/referati/2024/SZGG_2024_Sebela_Luke.pdf. [COBISS.SI-ID 184678403]
ŠEBELA, S, and NOVAK U. 2024. "Attenuating Anthropogenic Impact on Subterranean Micro-Climate: Insights from the Biospeleological Station in Postojna Cave" Geosciences 14, no. 3: 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14030087 [COBISS.SI-ID 191000323]
2025
ŠEBELA S. 2025. Spremljanje turistično manj obiskane jame v JV Sloveniji kot referenčne točke za segrevanje jamskega okolja (Monitoring of not heavy – visited show cave in SE Slovenia as a reference point of cave environment warming. Raziskave s področja geodezije in geofizike 2024, Ljubljana, 30. 1. 2025, 30. srečanje SZGG, zbornik del, 19-24. https://fgg-web.fgg.uni-lj.si/SUGG/referati/2025/SZGG_Zbornik_2025_e-publikacija.pdf