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- Kaufmann, G., Romanov, D., Jahn, G., Galindo Guerreros, J.
- and Nielbock, R. :
Geophysical explorations of cave sites:
- The case of the Unicorn Cave, Scharzfeld/Harz, Germany
Braunschweiger Naturkundliche Schriften, 11, pp69-80, 2012.
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Geophysical
explorations of cave sites: The case of the Unicorn Cave, Scharzfeld/Harz,
Germany |
Georg
Kaufmann1, Douchko Romanov1, Grit Jahn1,
Julio Galindo Guerreros1, Ralf Nielbock2 |
1Institute
of Geological Sciences, Free University Berlin, 12249 Berlin,
Germany
2Gesellschaft Unicornu fossile eV, Im Strange 12, 37520
Osterode am Harz, Germany |
Braunschweiger
Naturkundliche Schriften, 11, pp69-80, 2012. |
Shallow caves and
karst structures in soluble rocks can be detected from the surface
with a variety of geophysical methods. Gravity reveals cavities
through the negative Bouguer-anomalies associated with the air- or
sediment-filled voids. Electrical resistivity tomography reflects
the different infill of cavities, either high resistivities from
air-filled voids or dry soft sediments, or low resistivities from
saturated sediments. Georadar measurements reveal structural
information from the boundaries between cave and rock, and from
layered sediment filling the passages. We have surveyed the Unicorn
Cave located in dolomite with a combination of gravimetry and
electrical resistivity tomography to detect the signal of the
underlying karst objects. We successfully located the cave with both
geophysical methods. Additional information on the structure of the
cave could then be revealed by simple three-dimensional forward
modelling of the Unicorn Cave with the new three-dimensional program
tool PREDICTOR, which is able to simulate geophysical signatures of
the sub-surface voids below a realistic surface located in an
aquifer. Results from a first version of this tool will be presented.
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