I bet this river connects to Palmito which connects to Carlsbad and finishes in the Great Lakes LOL
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Robert B <[email protected]> wrote: > interpretation: Hydrologists are nuts, they can't rationalize, they have > frequent nervous breakdowns. > Thems my kinda folks > > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Geary Schindel < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Lee, >> >> Thanks for clarifying, this is a very common misperception about >> groundwater. Interesting that most lay people think that water occurs in >> flowing rivers or lakes. Most hydrologist perceive groundwater in porous >> rock (such as the area between sand grains) with velocities measured in cm >> or inches per year. Then there is karst which drives many traditionally >> trained hydrologists nuts as they try and apply the porous rock model to >> groundwater flow in conduits which may better fit (but not perfectly), the >> common public perception. They can't rationalize from their experience and >> education that groundwater velocities may average more than a mile per day >> in some karst aquifers. >> >> Most karst hydrologists have been dealing with educating the public (as >> well as professionals) on the differences. Interesting, I remember Jim >> Quinlan, former park geologist saying, "with some exceptions, cavers know >> more about the movement of groundwater in karst than your classically >> trained hydrogeologist." There is nothing greater than taking a >> classically trained hydrologist into Honey Creek Cave and letting them swim >> through an aquifer. Talk about an epiphany (and some near nervous >> breakdowns). LOL >> >> Geary >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lee H. Skinner [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 12:40 PM >> To: texascavers list >> Subject: [Texascavers] Subterranean Amazon River >> >> from BBC News: >> >> A subterranean river said to be flowing beneath the Amazon region of >> Brazil is not a river in the conventional sense, even if its existence >> is confirmed. >> >> The "river" has been widely reported, after a study on it was presented >> to a Brazilian science meeting last week. >> >> But the researchers involved told BBC News that water was moving through >> porous rock at speeds measured in cm, or inches, per year - not flowing. >> >> See: >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14693637 >> >> Lee Skinner >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >
