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The Karst Waters Institute is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit institution whose mission is to improve the fundamental understanding of karst water systems through sound scientific research and the education of professionals and the public.
Institute activities include the initiation, coordination, and conduct of research, the sponsorship of conferences and workshops, and occasional publication of scientific works. KWI supports these activities by acting as a coordinating agency for funding and personnel, but does not supply direct funding or grants to individual researchers.
The KWI occasionally issues publications. These may report the results of research that the KWI has been involved in, or may be abstracts, proceedings, and field trip guides from Institute sponsored symposia.
2024. From Karst Waters Institute. By William B White, Daniel H Doctor and Srah K Carmichael. 38 pp.
INTRODUCING THE ULTIMATE FIELD GUIDE TO SPELEOTHEMS from the scientists of Karst Waters Institute.
Almost anyone who ever took a cave tour learned the difference between stalactites and stalagmites, but can you tell anthodites from helictites? Moon milk from pool fingers? Bacon from boxwork? Just as illustrated guides help visitors identify flora and fauna of the surface world, Speleothems: A guide to speleothem form and identification provides cave visitors with descriptions and images of over thirty types of natural mineral deposits found in caves. Written by the cave scientists William B. White, Daniel H. Doctor, and Sarah K. Carmichael, this new publication of Karst Waters Institute describes not only the appearance and names of various speleothems, but the chemical (and sometimes biological) processes that create them. It is perfect for your next cave visit. While commonly called "formations" on cave tours, the term "speleothem" was invented in 1952 to distinguish cave deposits from geological strata which are also called "formations." Readers will learn to classify a wide variety of speleothems by appearance, method of formation, and common geographic locations. Speleothems also provides sources for additional information as well as instruction on how to protect and preserve these rare and delicate cave features. Budding geologists and curious visitors alike will gain deeper understanding of the magnificent world below in this beautifully illustrated and informative handbook.
MEET THE AUTHORS
William B. White William B. "Will" White, a member of the KWI Board since the its formation, has published more than 400 papers on cave and karst research. He is a fellow of the AAAS, the Mineralogical Society of America, and the NSS and spent 40 years teaching geology on the Penn State faculty. Daniel H. Doctor Dan Doctor is a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey specializing in karst. His research interests include the hydrology and geochemistry of karst aquifers, assessment of sinkhole hazards, evolution of Appalachian karst landscapes, and paleoclimate records from karst areas. Sarah K. Carmichael Dr. Sarah Carmichael studies "tiny minerals that tell big stories" as a professor of Fluid-Rock Geochemistry and Biomineralogy at Appalachian State University. She became a National Geographic Explorer in 2018 and in 2022 was named one of the Explorers Club 50--fifty people changing the world.
Abstracts and field-trip guide for the symposium held February 16 through 19, 1994, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Recommended Citation: Ira D. Sasowsky and Margaret V. Palmer, Eds., 1994, Breakthroughs in Karst Geomicrobiology and Redox Geochemistry. Abstracts and Field Guide of the symposium held February 16 – 19, 1994, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Karst Waters Institute Special Publication 1, Karst Waters Institute, Charles Town, West Virginia, 111 p.
Extended Abstracts and Field Guide for the symposium held June 7 through June 11, 2008 in Rapid City, South Dakota
Conference Abstracts and Field Guide (2008). ISBN 978-0-9789976-3-2. 221 pages. Soft bound.
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Selected papers and abstracts of the symposium held March 14 through 18, 2007, Postojna, Slovenia.
Conference Proceedings (2007). A4 format. 243 pages. Soft bound. Full color throughout. ISBN 978-0-9789976-1-8
Recommended Citation: Andrej Kranjc, Franci Gabrovsek, David C. Culver, and Ira D. Sasowsky (eds.), 2007, Time in Karst. Special Publication 12, Karst Waters Institute, Leesburg, Virginia, 243 p.
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Edited by W. K. Jones, D. C. Culver, and J. S. Herman
Conference Proceedings (2003). Soft-bound, 160 pages. ISBN 978-0-9640258-8-2
Recommended Citation: Jones, W.K., Culver, D.C., and Herman, J.S. (eds.), 2004, Epikarst, Special Publication 9, Karst Waters Institute, Leesburg, Virginia, 160 p.
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Edited by William K. Jones, Horton H. Hobbs III, Carol M. Wicks, Robert R. Currie, Louise D. Hose, Ronal C. Kerbo, James R. Goodbar, and Jerry Trout
Manual (2003). Soft-bound, 81 pages. ISBN 978-0-9640258-7-5
Recommended Citation: William K. Jones, Horton H. Hobbs III, Carol M. Wicks, Robert R. Currie, Louise D. Hose, Ronal C. Kerbo, James R. Goodbar, and Jerry Trout, 2003, Recommendations and Guidelines for Managing Caves on Protected Lands, Special Publication 9, Karst Waters Institute, Leesburg, Virginia, 81 p.
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Edited by Jonathan B. Martin, Carol M. Wicks, and Ira D. Sasowsky
Conference Proceedings (2002). Softbound, 212 + vii pages (8.5 x 11″). Includes many photos, maps, and figures. ISBN 0-9640258-6-8
Recommended Citation: Jonathan B. Martin, Carol M. Wicks, and Ira D. Sasowsky (eds), 2002, Proceedings of the Symposium on Karst Frontiers: Florida and Related Environments. Special Publication 7, Hydrology and Biology of Post-Paleozoic Carbonate Aquifers, Karst Waters Institute, Leesburg, Virginia, 212 p.
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Edited by David C. Culver, Louis Deharveng, Janine Gibert, and Ira D. Sasowsky Proceedings of an international workshop held March 18 through 20, 2001. Laboratoire Souterrain du CNRS, Moulis, Ariege, France. 2001, Soft-bound, 111 pages.
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Edited by Arthur N. Palmer, Margaret V. Palmer, and Ira D. Sasowsky
Proceedings of the symposium held February 24 through 27, 1999 Charlottesville, Virginia.
Conference Proceedings (1999). CD, 256 pages. ISBN 978-0-9640258-4-4
Recommended Citation: Arthur N. Palmer, Margaret V. Palmer, and Ira D. Sasowsky, Eds., 1999, Karst Modeling, Proceedings of the symposium held February 24 through 27, 1999 Charlottesville, Virginia. Karst Waters Institute Special Publication 5, Karst Waters Institute, Charles Town, West Virginia, 256 p.
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Special publication #4 of the Karst Waters Institute. An oversized (11" x 14") publication full of photos, two color maps and charts. A must for anyone interested in West Virginia or hydrology. By William K. Jones, 111pp, 1997, Spiral bound.
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KWI Special Publication #3. The extended abstracts and field-trip guide for the symposium held Feb.13-16, 1997, Nashville Tenn. Ed.by Sasowsky, Fong & White. 118pp, 1997, pb.
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A.S. Engel, S.A. Engel, P.J. Moore, H. Duchene, 84 pages, black and white with color cover. This new publication is Special Publication 16 from the Karst Waters Institute, consisting of papers presented by invited speakers and other conference attendees. Topics covered include carbonate mineralogy and geochemistry, modern carbonate environments, diagenesis processes and products, carbonate petrophysics and sequence stratigraphy, fluid circulation and reactive transport modeling, and climate change and landscapes.
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The enclosed CD-ROM contains a scanned version of the complete 1991 book, Palaeokarsts and Palaeokarstic Reservoirs, edited by V.P. Wright, M. Esteban, and P.L. Smart. The digital files are in pdf (tiff) format, which can be viewed on a computer using free Adobe Acrobat software and printed in part or in whole. This important volume brings together critical concepts for the application of karst in the study of petroleum reservoirs. The contributors are leaders in their fields, and provide a synthesis and overview of the factors affecting karst style and distribution worldwide. The 158 pages include 4 chapters: • Karst processes, hydrology, and porosity evolution, written by Peter L. Smart and Fiona F. Whitaker • Palaeokarst types, recognition, controls, and association, written by V. Paul Wright • Palaeokarst: Practical applications, written by Mateau Esteban • Palaeokarst: Case histories, written by Mateau Esteban. Release Date: July 03, 2004. CD only
Edited by Arthur N. Palmer, Margaret V. Palmer, and Ira D. Sasowsky. Proceedings of the symposium held February 24 through 27, 1999 Charlottesville, Virginia. On CD only.
The enclosed CD-ROM contains a scanned version of the complete book as files in pdf (tiff) format. The book contains 725 pages and 38 chapters, including: • Jerzy Glazek, Pavel Bosák and Derek C. Ford, Paleokarst as a Problem • Yves Quinif, Paleokarst of Belgium • Pál Müller, Hydrothermal Paleokarst of Hungary • Rostislav Alekseevich Tsykin, Paleokarst of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics • Zhang Shouyue, Paleokarst of China • Derek C. Ford, Paleokarst of Canada • Margaret V. Palmer and Arthur N. Palmer, Paleokarst of the United States • György Bárdossy, Bauxites • Yves Fuchs, Paleokarst-related Uranium Deposits • Adolfo Eraso, Paleokarst in Civil Engineering • Ivan Horácek and László Kordos, Biostratigraphic Investigations in Paleokarst Release Date: July 03, 2002 CD only.
The enclosed CD-ROM contains a scanned version of the complete publication run of the journal Speleochronos (ISSN 1372-6919), as 10 files in pdf (tiff) format. The publication may be viewed on a computer using (free) Adobe Acrobat software, and printed in part or in whole. Articles are primarily in French, and focus on the use of cave deposits for climate studies, hydrology, and neo-tectonism. The 364 pages include 35 titles such as: • La datation uranium-thorium, written by Y. Quinif • Les conglomérats souterrains - Morphologies, genèse et âge U/Th d’après quelques examples alpins et pyrénéens, written by R. Maire et al. • Contribution of isotope chemistry to the study of climatic and environmental evolution of Monte Campo dei Fiori (Lombardy, Italy), written by A. Uggeierri et al. • Morphologic, crystallographic and isotopic study of an ancient flowstone (grotta di cunturines, dolomites): Implications for paleoenvironmental reconstructions, written by S. Frisia et al. • Microsequences de lamines annuelles dans deux stalagmites du massif de Han-Sur-Lesse (Belgique), written by D. Genty et al. • Petrographic evidence of diagenesis in speleothems, written by S. Frisia • Diagenetic replacement of aragonite by aragonite in speleothems: Criteria for its recognition in Botswana and Madagascar, written by L.B. Railsback et al. • Sedimentary recording and dating of seismo-tectonic events by speleothems, written by Y. Quinif and D. Genty Release Date: July 03, 2000 CD only.
Edited by Stein-Erik Lauritzen. Extended Abstracts of a Conference held at The Department of Geology, University of Bergen, Norway, August 1-4th 1996. 1996. PDF of 196 pg. mss.
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