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<li><a href="../../smkridge/239/239.html">Rock'n'Roll H&ouml;hle (239)</a>: Open lead over blind pit leading 204-wards.</li>
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<h3>Research Goals </h3>
<h4>Atmospheric Data</h4>
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<li> We aim to produce a dataset of cave atmospheric data using datalogged climatic sensors placed throughout caves contributing to the following two groups of scientific objectives.</li>
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<h4>Caver stress physiology (paper to be published, Djuke Veldhuis) </h4>
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<li>Since novel ecology, temperature gradients and sustained exercise encountered underground also influence stress physiology (see e.g. Ronsen, et al., 2001; Rhind et al., 2004) the dataloggers provide a control background to the inter-individual variation (behavioural or physiological) of the stress response. We will explore a) caver variability in stress-hormone levels; b) what underground stressors (e.g. high humidity, darkness) are dominant and c) stress-coping mechanisms (e.g. flight or fight response). Understanding responses to the stresses of the subterranean environment is limited (e.g. Stenner et-al. 2006) and this project aims to increase awareness. </li>
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<h4>Condensation and cave microclimates (undergraduate dissertation to be completed, Aaron Curtis) </h4>
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<li>An investigation of cave microclimates and specifically their interaction with condensation will employ the data to predict and quantify the geographical distribution of condensation. Implications for phenomena such as cave thermal inertia, cave breathing, speleogenesis, karst water balance, and ultimately the response of caves to climate change will be considered. Various techniques for condensation prediction and theories of microclimates will be evaluated. Climactic overlays for surveys will be produced. </li>
<li>We aim to produce a dataset of cave atmospheric data using datalogged climatic sensors placed throughout caves. An investigation of cave microclimates and specifically their interaction with condensation will employ the data to predict and quantify the geographical distribution of condensation. Implications for phenomena such as cave thermal inertia, cave breathing, speleogenesis, karst water balance, and ultimately the response of caves to climate change will be considered. Various techniques for condensation prediction and theories of microclimates will be evaluated. Climactic overlays for surveys will be produced. </li>
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<h4>Testing of a shorter exposure radon detection method (Mark Dougherty)</h4>
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