Thursday, January 14, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Caving Between Hobby and Science
Caving Between Hobby and ScienceCaving or search the cave, arguably long enough is known of Indonesia. Exactly this activity has begun to bloom in the 1980s, when the Union of Speleology and Caving Indonesia (Specavina) was formed in Bogor with his characters, among others, dr. Ko King Tjoen, Norman Edwin (late), Dr. Budi Hartono, and Effendi Soleman. Start from here a new hobby activities so that time to spread, especially on campuses. This hobby in the early development seems to falter because the didalaminya not only physical skills but also the scientific aspect. In addition, the necessary equipment purchased here was difficult. Specavina, when it was also somewhat selective divide "science" to enthusiasts. Only those who have a scientific background or knowledge of Speleology love are allowed to join. Specavina as a pioneer when it accidentally further highlight scientific elements (Speleology) rather than "sports" (caving).
One aspect that must be known to fans of caving is a basic knowledge of geology. Especially how the early caves were formed, which can be found in the area, the nature of rock, kind of cave, and so forth. With this knowledge base, caver (search caves) can easily find a cave. Because, they will only go to areas that have a lot of limestone.
In theory it was true. There are many caves in the area of limestone (karst). Armed with that knowledge if you can read the same geological maps, the distribution anywhere in karst regions, where the right destination for travel on an expedition.
Another aspect that is not less important is the cave biology (biospeleologi). It does not need to be a biologist first and caving can pursue. But at least with a capital "read-read" first, search the cave can compare the flora and fauna of the caves with one another. Or maybe he's found a new specimen that can increase knowledge of biology vocabulary of the cave in Indonesia. He also became knows how to keep the collection well before being taken to an expert for identification.
Uniqueness
Spelled unique cave fauna. Overall adapt to the environment not only spelled out the eternal darkness tens or hundreds, but thousands of years. They adjusted to the natural evolution of darkness. In a cave in America ever found transparent and no-eyed salamander (eyeless), even blind (blind). Salamanders were allegedly trapped in a cave and not get out.
To survive animals had developed a sense of touch and perasanya such a way to replace the function of the eye. Over time the lining of sight to it was closed because of redundant.
So even in a cave flora adapt to the environment of total darkness. Plants need to live on the surface of the sun. Leaved plants have not been reported found in the cave. Commonly found are various fungi that looks weird. For example there is a fungus that has a long neck, with small caps but limp.
In Indonesia, the discovery of cave animals are spelled sensational ever happens. But unfortunately it was not recorded in official government or international agencies. In the 1980s, exactly how many years already. Forget, the club cave Garbhabhumi surfer from Jakarta when a total solar eclipse, go to the Cave Ngerong in Tuban, East Java. Shape of the cave is a cave which is the river water.
Norman led the club Edwin (late) then barged in and against the flow of rubber boats. Less than a kilometer, they hit the waterfall. After climbing the waterfall, they step across the top halted because there were springs. The corridor could be traced back further, but it requires diving techniques and equipment. When it was decided to stop and go back outside.
In part this is why they are not intentionally seen flickering in the water bouncing off the lights. It turns out that shiny stuff that is fish. After dipelototin closer, the fish-eyed and not transparent.
Wrapped with a sense of delight, the specimen was taken to Jakarta to be identified. Several months tawes fish-like child was still alive in the aquarium as in the natural conditioned by Riza Marlon (now a professional photographer).
By Yatna Supriatna, now a doctoral biology, the findings were identified as Puntius microps. As a comparison, eyeless animals in a cave in America or Europe are found at depths of tens to hundreds of pounds. But in Tuban, less than two kilometers. Maybe this could be our study materials scientists interested in cave biology. If there were, I could give birth to hundreds of doctors, why can not here? Scared gelapkah, muddy and mystical shadows of the cave that lead to people reluctant to deal with it?
Cave Mapping
Sign in caves did not just come in and admire the beauty in it alone. However much to be done. Especially when times were not many clubs that cave surfer to claim the prize must be proved with maps and photographs. Accuracy of the maps seen from a cave who makes them. Unfortunately, pride and passion to make a map of the cave by caving clubs in Indonesia, sluggish.
This differs from the condition of the cave in search clubs abroad. They are so keen to compile a map a cave until the details. Until finally created special symbols in a meticulous mapping of the cave. If there is a special case is found, such as speleothems (cave formations like stalactites, stalagmite, gourdam, straws, cave pearls, etc.) that may be a special form, usually with a slice of the map was created detailed drawings or symbols. On the map is usually listed grade, the higher the grade number were listed in the more accurate the map was created.
There are delicious the next generation. If you wish to enter the cave to stay in with a guide map. But there is not just a search following the instructions on the map.
When plans are made before there was an error will be corrected and reported to search caves community. So not surprisingly, is now almost certain to map caves in developed countries, accurate. All cave was mapped, followed by a complete data base.
I was so full, they can know where the cave is the longest or deepest in the world. Deepest caves and until now his record is unbroken Voronja Cave in Georgia, fractional former Soviet Union, namely 1710 meters.
Imagine how long to descend the rope that is used and how long does it take to reach the bottom of the cave. While the longest cave and tunnel complexes all-aisle is Mammoth Cave in the United States namely, 563.270 km and depth of -116 m. More details please click www-sop.inria.fr/agos-sophia/sis/DB/database.html. Here is a little cave on the Indonesian data.
The news that the mapping of the cave was once walking in Indonesia, it's understandable. Because fans tend to like caving here in terms of sports and adventure. Scientific aspects rather unattractive, but did not master. Biologist or geologist true in Indonesia, is there anything that builds the thesis of the cave? Even if there might not amount to a count of fingers of one hand.
World target
The potential caves in this country really is not less attractive to those overseas. When in the 1980s, this area became the target of the world caver. Various ways they can do for caving in here, but that mention knock regulation of foreign researchers have permission LIPI. The existence of that rule is actually a good thing. They were not arbitrarily "explore" the cave in Indonesia. Unfortunately, that opportunity was not used by us to search the cave itself as the first.
Later, a geologist who is also a British caver, Tony Waltham, entered through the path of a department. He supposedly came to help irrigation in the arid area of Gunung Kidul.
As a geologist, he knew very well that the water there was only found in the river underground alias in the caves. He also understood that the karstic area of Gunung Kidul is the postscript is a nest cave that has not fiddle with the caver diutak anywhere. Upon their return from Indonesia was not long before the book was published about the caves there, following a captivating photographs.
The potential caves are still promising, according to geological maps are located in Sulawesi and Papua. But the challenge is that in Papua. In addition to the written map karstnya wide area, as well as "thickness" to thousands of meters. That is, if there is a vertical cave (pothole) at the depth of the potential to beat Papua Voronja Cave in Georgia!
One aspect that must be known to fans of caving is a basic knowledge of geology. Especially how the early caves were formed, which can be found in the area, the nature of rock, kind of cave, and so forth. With this knowledge base, caver (search caves) can easily find a cave. Because, they will only go to areas that have a lot of limestone.
In theory it was true. There are many caves in the area of limestone (karst). Armed with that knowledge if you can read the same geological maps, the distribution anywhere in karst regions, where the right destination for travel on an expedition.
Another aspect that is not less important is the cave biology (biospeleologi). It does not need to be a biologist first and caving can pursue. But at least with a capital "read-read" first, search the cave can compare the flora and fauna of the caves with one another. Or maybe he's found a new specimen that can increase knowledge of biology vocabulary of the cave in Indonesia. He also became knows how to keep the collection well before being taken to an expert for identification.
Uniqueness
Spelled unique cave fauna. Overall adapt to the environment not only spelled out the eternal darkness tens or hundreds, but thousands of years. They adjusted to the natural evolution of darkness. In a cave in America ever found transparent and no-eyed salamander (eyeless), even blind (blind). Salamanders were allegedly trapped in a cave and not get out.
To survive animals had developed a sense of touch and perasanya such a way to replace the function of the eye. Over time the lining of sight to it was closed because of redundant.
So even in a cave flora adapt to the environment of total darkness. Plants need to live on the surface of the sun. Leaved plants have not been reported found in the cave. Commonly found are various fungi that looks weird. For example there is a fungus that has a long neck, with small caps but limp.
In Indonesia, the discovery of cave animals are spelled sensational ever happens. But unfortunately it was not recorded in official government or international agencies. In the 1980s, exactly how many years already. Forget, the club cave Garbhabhumi surfer from Jakarta when a total solar eclipse, go to the Cave Ngerong in Tuban, East Java. Shape of the cave is a cave which is the river water.
Norman led the club Edwin (late) then barged in and against the flow of rubber boats. Less than a kilometer, they hit the waterfall. After climbing the waterfall, they step across the top halted because there were springs. The corridor could be traced back further, but it requires diving techniques and equipment. When it was decided to stop and go back outside.
In part this is why they are not intentionally seen flickering in the water bouncing off the lights. It turns out that shiny stuff that is fish. After dipelototin closer, the fish-eyed and not transparent.
Wrapped with a sense of delight, the specimen was taken to Jakarta to be identified. Several months tawes fish-like child was still alive in the aquarium as in the natural conditioned by Riza Marlon (now a professional photographer).
By Yatna Supriatna, now a doctoral biology, the findings were identified as Puntius microps. As a comparison, eyeless animals in a cave in America or Europe are found at depths of tens to hundreds of pounds. But in Tuban, less than two kilometers. Maybe this could be our study materials scientists interested in cave biology. If there were, I could give birth to hundreds of doctors, why can not here? Scared gelapkah, muddy and mystical shadows of the cave that lead to people reluctant to deal with it?
Cave Mapping
Sign in caves did not just come in and admire the beauty in it alone. However much to be done. Especially when times were not many clubs that cave surfer to claim the prize must be proved with maps and photographs. Accuracy of the maps seen from a cave who makes them. Unfortunately, pride and passion to make a map of the cave by caving clubs in Indonesia, sluggish.
This differs from the condition of the cave in search clubs abroad. They are so keen to compile a map a cave until the details. Until finally created special symbols in a meticulous mapping of the cave. If there is a special case is found, such as speleothems (cave formations like stalactites, stalagmite, gourdam, straws, cave pearls, etc.) that may be a special form, usually with a slice of the map was created detailed drawings or symbols. On the map is usually listed grade, the higher the grade number were listed in the more accurate the map was created.
There are delicious the next generation. If you wish to enter the cave to stay in with a guide map. But there is not just a search following the instructions on the map.
When plans are made before there was an error will be corrected and reported to search caves community. So not surprisingly, is now almost certain to map caves in developed countries, accurate. All cave was mapped, followed by a complete data base.
I was so full, they can know where the cave is the longest or deepest in the world. Deepest caves and until now his record is unbroken Voronja Cave in Georgia, fractional former Soviet Union, namely 1710 meters.
Imagine how long to descend the rope that is used and how long does it take to reach the bottom of the cave. While the longest cave and tunnel complexes all-aisle is Mammoth Cave in the United States namely, 563.270 km and depth of -116 m. More details please click www-sop.inria.fr/agos-sophia/sis/DB/database.html. Here is a little cave on the Indonesian data.
The news that the mapping of the cave was once walking in Indonesia, it's understandable. Because fans tend to like caving here in terms of sports and adventure. Scientific aspects rather unattractive, but did not master. Biologist or geologist true in Indonesia, is there anything that builds the thesis of the cave? Even if there might not amount to a count of fingers of one hand.
World target
The potential caves in this country really is not less attractive to those overseas. When in the 1980s, this area became the target of the world caver. Various ways they can do for caving in here, but that mention knock regulation of foreign researchers have permission LIPI. The existence of that rule is actually a good thing. They were not arbitrarily "explore" the cave in Indonesia. Unfortunately, that opportunity was not used by us to search the cave itself as the first.
Later, a geologist who is also a British caver, Tony Waltham, entered through the path of a department. He supposedly came to help irrigation in the arid area of Gunung Kidul.
As a geologist, he knew very well that the water there was only found in the river underground alias in the caves. He also understood that the karstic area of Gunung Kidul is the postscript is a nest cave that has not fiddle with the caver diutak anywhere. Upon their return from Indonesia was not long before the book was published about the caves there, following a captivating photographs.
The potential caves are still promising, according to geological maps are located in Sulawesi and Papua. But the challenge is that in Papua. In addition to the written map karstnya wide area, as well as "thickness" to thousands of meters. That is, if there is a vertical cave (pothole) at the depth of the potential to beat Papua Voronja Cave in Georgia!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Deep Cave Diving
Deep-cave diving is as extreme as it gets. Total darkness surrounds you beyond the glow of your light in an eerie calm, which makes you feel as if you are in a distant, unknown place. Water currents push and pull to keep you within the caves, branching passages hope to get you lost and remember, in deep depths even oxygen becomes toxic and nitrogen stupefying. It is a dangerous sport and requires extensive training and a wide variety of specialized techniques. If you choose to dive at any of these sites, you must take full responsibility for all consequences...remember it’s your life!
Deep Cave Diving
Deep Cave Diving
Deep Cave Diving
Deep Cave Diving
Deep Cave Diving
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