A Star is Born... (Australian documentary on sinkholes)

Aug 29, 2014

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A Star is Born... (Australian documentary on sinkholes)                
 
 
(frame from Australia 7 "Sunday Night" April 27, 2014 with Tim Bechtel and Alex Cullen)
 Click to go to video (you will need to scroll down just a bit).
Okay, the awkward home-made video on our Experiment.com site is not the finest in my cinematic oeuvre.
Perhaps that honor goes to this piece on sinkholes by a real pro (Ali Russell) for Australia Seven's program Sunday Night.
Although sinkholes are typical of many karst areas, the thin to absent soils in our Gottesacker study area make them rare (but there is one!).
if you find this entertaining or informative, please consider funding our work, and if you have any questions, please use the comments below, or my karst AskMeAnything on reddit.
Thanks!
Tim

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Start at 4:30 in the video to see Tim's piece

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How does alpine groundwater get from mountaintops to valley springs?

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In the Alps, there are karst areas where plentiful precipitation soaks right in. This water flows through underground passages to important springs in the valleys below. Except for a few caves, these groundwater conduits are un-mapped. We are testing remote sensing methods for locating them. This will aid land use and water withdrawal planning to protect this critical resource from threats posed by (e.g.) increased development and climate change.