[Nmcaver] Tiankengs (giant dolines) in South China and elsewhere.

[Ioannis Zenas]

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Description: 31 Oct. 2006. 

 <http://WWW.SPELEOGENESIS.INFO> WWW.SPELEOGENESIS.INFO - BULLETIN no 15. 
NOW ONLINE - VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1, 2006. 

Tiankengs: Special Issue. 

The Speleogenesis Team is pleased to announce the release of the next issue
of the Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers Journal ? Volume 4,
Issue 1. This is a special issue, a joint publication with Cave & Karst
Science (vol.32, 2-3) and Carsologica Sinica (vol.25), dedicated to
tiankengs (giant dolines) in South China and elsewhere. 

This is a prime outcome from the 2005 Tiankeng International Investigation
Project, organised by Prof. Zhu Xuewen and his team. 

The volume contains twelve articles (see the content at the bottom)
providing a comprehensive characterisation and discussion of the tiankeng
phenomena and related aspects. The ultimate link between the formation of
tiankengs and speleogenesis is well illustrated by the papers, as well as an
important role of speleogenesis in karst geomorphology. 

Previous issues of Speleogenesis are available via the "Jump to:" line on
the main page. All previously published papers are available in the Archive
section. 

NEXT ISSUE IN PREPARATION ? Volume 4, Issue 2, 2006 

The Speleogenesis team is working on the next issue. 

As always, the Journal relies on good papers. We encourage you to submit
your contributions to be considered for publication. 

EXPLORATION SPOTLIGHT 

A new addition here is a brief info on the results of the most recent
expedition of the "Call of the Abyss" project to Krubera Cave, Arabika,
Western Caucasus (August-September 2006), with a new depth figure for the
cave to be -2,158m. Snapshots from the updated 3D model of the cave are
posted there. 

 
<http://www.speleogenesis.info/spotlights/spotlight_areas.php?expl_area_id=4
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http://www.speleogenesis.info/spotlights/spotlight_areas.php?expl_area_id=4 

Thank you for registering with the Speleogenesis site. 

Best wishes! 
Sincerely yours, 
Alexander Klimchouk, 
Managing Editor-in-Chief 



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SPELEOGENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF KARST AQUIFERS 
 <http://www.speleogenesis.info,> www.speleogenesis.info, Volume 4, Issue 1,
2006 

CONTENTS 

KARST GEOMORPHOLOGY AND THE ROLE OF SPELEOGENESIS 

The 2005 Tiankeng Investigation Project in China 
Tony WALTHAM 

Tiankengs in the karst of China 
ZHU Xuewen and CHEN Weihai 

Tiankengs of the world, outside China 
Tony WALTHAM 

Tiankengs: definition and description 
ZHU Xuewen and Tony WALTHAM 

Large collapse chambers within caves 
Andy EAVIS 

Turloughs and tiankengs: distinctive doline forms 
John GUNN 

Giant dolines of the Muller Plateau, Papua New Guinea 
Julia JAMES 

Cave un-roofing as a large-scale geomorphic process 
Alexander KLIMCHOUK 

Some large dolines in the Dinaric karst 
Andrej KRANJC 

Hydraulic considerations in the development of tiankengs 
Arthur N PALMER and Margaret V PALMER 

Collapse processes at the tiankengs of Xingwen 
Tony WALTHAM 

Size scales for closed depression landforms: the place of tiankengs 
William B WHITE and Elizabeth L WHITE

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