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 < gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org> 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:skin...@thuntek.net] > 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: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >
