Articles | Volume 20, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-359-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-359-2016
Research article
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20 Jan 2016
Research article |  | 20 Jan 2016

Estimation of deep infiltration in unsaturated limestone environments using cave lidar and drip count data

K. Mahmud, G. Mariethoz, A. Baker, P. C. Treble, M. Markowska, and E. McGuire

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Caves offer a natural inception point to observe both the long-term groundwater recharge and the preferential movement of water through the unsaturated zone of such limestone. In this study, we develop a method that combines automated drip rate logging systems and remote sensing techniques to quantify the infiltration processes within a cave.