Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-977-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-977-2018
Research article
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06 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 06 Feb 2018

Hydrological characterization of cave drip waters in a porous limestone: Golgotha Cave, Western Australia

Kashif Mahmud, Gregoire Mariethoz, Andy Baker, and Pauline C. Treble

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (08 Sep 2017) by Alberto Guadagnini
AR by Kashif Mahmud on behalf of the Authors (29 Oct 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Nov 2017) by Alberto Guadagnini
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (21 Nov 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (08 Dec 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (09 Dec 2017) by Alberto Guadagnini
AR by Kashif Mahmud on behalf of the Authors (19 Dec 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (28 Dec 2017) by Alberto Guadagnini
AR by Kashif Mahmud on behalf of the Authors (02 Jan 2018)
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Short summary
This study explores the relationship between drip water and rainfall in a SW Australian karst, where both intra- and interannual hydrological variations are strongly controlled by seasonal variations in recharge. The hydrological behavior of cave drips is examined at daily resolution with respect to mean discharge and the flow variation. We demonstrate that the analysis of the time series produced by cave drip loggers generates useful hydrogeological information that can be applied generally.