The effect of visitors in a touristic cave and the resulting constraints on natural thermal conditions for palaeoclimate studies (Eagle Cave, central Spain)
Temperature in Eagle Cave, central Spain, was measured over a year to determine the effect of tourists on the natural environment. The mean cave temperature was 15.6°C in 2009, witha seasonal amplitude of <0.4°C. Access of tourists to the cavern produces thermal anomalies of <0.15°C, whichare...
Main Authors: | David Dominguez-Villar, Ian J. Fairchild, Rosa M. Carraasco, Javier Pedraza, Andy Baker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2012-10-01
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Series: | Acta Carsologica |
Online Access: | https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/78 |
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