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Landscape Evolution of the Central Kentucky Karst

Bosch, Rachel
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8682-1816
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627665906577779

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2021, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Geology.
How do karst landscapes evolve over thousands to millions of years? How do various erosional processes contribute to that evolution? These are persistent questions in geomorphology and speleology. This dissertation addresses the question of processes from an erosion, transport, and deposition perspective. First, I cover the numerical modeling of abrasional wear by sediment transport in a cave passage, proposing a set of erosional zones comparing the contributions from dissolution and abrasion to the enlargement of cave passages. I then discuss the initiation of a long-term micro-erosion monitoring study in a cave river in Mammoth Cave National Park. It is anticipated that decades from now, data from that project will provide additional evidence to validate or refute the numerical modeling results. Next, I share the fieldwork investigation results of a sediment deposit in a different portion of Mammoth Cave. This was determined to be a debris flow deposit and a timeline of events leading to its deposition was proposed. Finally, I present the curricula of two activities designed to present karst hydrology and geomorphology to a wide variety of learners. These were then incorporated into Virtual Capstone Pathways to provide accessible and inclusive online options for undergraduate students. Deeply understanding our landscapes and their processes, and communicating about that knowledge effectively and accessibly can help people be passionate stewards of the land and of knowledge.
Dylan Ward, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Shaaban Abdallah, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Matthew Covington, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Craig Dietsch, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Mohamad Reza Soltanian Pereshkafti (Committee Member)
164 p.
Geomorphology
karst geomorphology; scallops; debris flow; abrasion; virtual field; speleology

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  • Bosch, R. (2021). Landscape Evolution of the Central Kentucky Karst [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627665906577779

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bosch, Rachel. Landscape Evolution of the Central Kentucky Karst. 2021. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627665906577779.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bosch, Rachel. "Landscape Evolution of the Central Kentucky Karst." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627665906577779

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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© 2021, some rights reserved.Creative Commons License Landscape Evolution of the Central Kentucky Karst by Rachel Bosch is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
This open access ETD is published by University of Cincinnati and OhioLINK.