Course detail

Speleological Mapping

FAST-HE62Acad. year: 2024/2025

Theoretical karstology and speleology. Conditions for karst development, factors. Karst cycle and denudation. Exokarst. Endokarst. Genesis and development of caves. Cave types. Cave interior. Karst hydrology and hydrography.
Karst extension in Czech Republic and worldwide. Practical meaning of karst for mankind. Karst preservation.
Speleological mapping. Speleological maps. Methods of cave measurement and depiction. Creation of a cave map.
Practical cave measurements.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Radim Kratochvíl, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Geodesy (GED)

Entry knowledge

Fundamentals of geography and surveying. Fundamental measuring and mapping methods.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Acquaintance with problems of karst phenomena, its classification and preservation. Getting practical knowledge in field of speleological mapping.
Student will be introduced with teoretical karsologie and practical speleologie, especially with speleological mapping. Student will create the map of part of cave.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Hromas, J. - Weigel, J.: Základy speleologického mapování. Česká speleologická společnost, 1989. (CS)
Musil, R. a kol.: Moravský kras - labyrinty poznání. GEO program Adamov, 1993. (CS)

Recommended reading

HROMAS, J. a kol.: Jeskyně. AOPK ČR, 2009. (CS)

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radim Kratochvíl, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.Contitions for carst development, exokarst and endokarst 2. Methods of cave mapping 3. Creations of map in cave 4. Protection of karst 5. Measurements in cave - 2 days, protection caves