Geomorphometric analysis of cave ceiling channels  mapped with 3-D terrestrial laser scanning

Gallay, Michal; Hochmuth, Zdenko; Kaňuk, Ján; Hofierka, Jaroslav

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1827-2016

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10 May 2016

Research article |

| 10 May 2016

Geomorphometric analysis of cave ceiling channels mapped with 3-D terrestrial laser scanning

Michal Gallay, Zdenko Hochmuth, Ján Kaňuk, and Jaroslav Hofierka

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Final revised paper (published on 10 May 2016)
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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Speleology', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Michal Gallay, 01 Mar 2016
RC2: 'Geo', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Michal Gallay, 17 Mar 2016
  - RC3: 'Some remarks to response', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Mar 2016
    - AC3: 'Reponse to the Reviewer 2 comments from RC2 and RC3', Michal Gallay, 18 Mar 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (13 Apr 2016) by Helena Mitasova

AR by Michal Gallay on behalf of the Authors (21 Apr 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (21 Apr 2016) by Helena Mitasova

AR by Michal Gallay on behalf of the Authors (22 Apr 2016)

Short summary

This paper presents a novel approach that provides evidence of environmental conditions during the formation of a cave inferred from measuring the geometry of the cave surface. We focused on winding channels with associated cave landforms carved high up in the cave ceiling inaccessible to direct inspection by speleologists. This was possible by coupling 3-D laser scanning of the cave and analyzing the cave morphology by the tools used in 3-D computer graphics and digital terrain analysis.