Ice in caves and its effect on thermal inversion and permafrost in the case of the Velika ledena jama v Paradani, Smrekova draga and neighbouring dolines

• Published in: Acta Carsologica
• Main Author: Andrej Mihevc
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2021
• Subjects: karst; ice cave; blowholes; doline; cave climate; topoclimate; permafrost; thermal inversion; Petrology; QE420-499; Stratigraphy; QE640-699; Draga; Jama; Ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3986/ac.v50i2-3.10495; https://doaj.org/article/2e80ce2107484c49b532419f6c5a8575

In the Velika ledena jama v Paradani, in the karstic blowholes on the slopes of Smrekova draga and in the nearby dolines I measured and interpreted air temperatures and the effect of the summer outflow of cold air from them into the surrounding area. In winter, cold air enters the cave, radically co...