Ice in Caves Askinskaya and Kinderlinskaya: Comparative Characteristic
https://doi.org/10.31857/S086960712002007X
Abstract
The article presents the first results of expeditional explorations of the perennial ice in two of the most famous caves of the Southern Ural: Askinskaya and Kinderlinskaya, located at a distance of 10 km from each other within the mountain range Ulutau. For the first time in Russia, the ice cave explorations were realized with a sampling at different depths. The field works were carried out using the manual ice drill PI-8 (130 mm in diameter), which allowed to research cave ice to a depth of 2 m. A comparative description of the conditions of cave ice formation in studied underground cavities is given, the results of its laboratory studies obtained by the mass-spectrometry methods are analyzed as well. Oxygen isotope values for the ice of the Askinskaya cave are given. The existence of anthropogenic disturbances in the Askinskaya cave ice at a depth of 70 to 110 cm is noted.
About the Authors
E. V. Trofimova
Institute of Geography, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yu. S. Sokolov
Institute of Geology: Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. A. Trofimov
Russian Speleological Union
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Trofimova E.V., Sokolov Yu.S., Trofimov A.A. Ice in Caves Askinskaya and Kinderlinskaya: Comparative Characteristic. Proceedings of the Russian Geographical Society. 2020;152(2):70-74. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31857/S086960712002007X
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