ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STALAGMITE
From New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagmos dripping; related to Greek stalassein to drip; compare stalactite.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STALAGMITE»
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stalagmite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Recent Extreme Events in a Tropical
Stalagmite: Multi-proxy ...
Promising new proxies for tropical cyclone activity and low-latitude explosive volcanism may emerge from this work.
Amy E. Benoit Frappier, 2006
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Advances in Climate Change and Global Warming Research and ...
Lanzhou University: Implications of stalagmite density for past climate change -
An example from stalagmite growth during the last deglaciation from Wanxiang
Cave, western Loess Plateau “The density of a stalagmite (WX42A) from
Wanxiang ...
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Tufas and Speleothems: Unravelling the Microbial and ...
Unravelling the Microbial and Physical Controls H. M. Pedley, Mike Rogerson.
Cave atmosphere controls on stalagmite growth rate and palaeoclimate records
JAMES U. L. BALDINI Department of Earth Sciences, University of Durham, ...
H. M. Pedley, Mike Rogerson, 2010
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Speleothem Science: From Process to Past Environments
7.2.2 Models of stalagmite shapes Given an understanding of theoretical
stalagmite growth rates, it is then possible to develop models of stalagmite shape
by accumulating appropriate amounts of calcite per year. Building on eqns. (7.2)
and ...
Ian J. Fairchild, Andy Baker, 2012
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Scientific Transactions
supposed to have been deposited there previously to the formation of the
stalagmite, but are now believed to have been introduced at a more recent time
and to belong to the stratum we are treating of, for the following reasons. The
stalagmite ...
Royal Dublin Society, 1883
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Publication: Geological series
If it be considered further that variations in the form of a stalagmite may result
from variations in the rate of evaporation and content of carbonate of lime of the
water which produces it, further reasons for the peculiarity of form will be added.
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Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine
It is likely, then, that two or more of these deposits may have been in process of
formation at the same time: the cave-earth, for instance, drifting in at the east
while the stalagmite was being deposited at the west. The breccia is usually
regarded ...
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The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society
supposed to have been deposited there previously to the formation of the
stalagmite, but are now believed to have been introduced at a more recent time
and to belong to the stratum we are treating of, for the following reasons. The
stalagmite ...
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On the fossil fishes of the carboniferous limestone series ...
supposed to have been deposited there previously to the formation of the
stalagmite, but are now believed to have been introduced at a more recent time
and to belong to the stratum we are treating of, for the following reasons. The
stalagmite ...
James William Davis, 1883
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Harmonization of Seismic Hazard in Vrancea Zone: With ...
Equations (1) and (2) were used to calculate the theoretical natural frequency
and the theoretical static horizontal ground acceleration resulting in failure for
stalagmite No. 2 in Snezanka and for the stalagmite in Eminova. Due to its very ...
Anton Zaicenco, Iolanda Craifaleanu, Ivanka Paskaleva, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STALAGMITE»
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stalagmite is used in the context of the following news items.
Stalagmites pinpoint drying of American West
Graduate student Elena Steponaitis takes notes while collecting stalagmite and drip water samples in Lehman Caves All around the deserts of Utah, Nevada, ... «R & D Magazine, Jul 15»
Vulcani e clima "pazzo", il segreto custodito nella stalagmite dei Maya
Ma come si è arrivati alla stalagmite del Guatemala? Andando alla ricerca di informazioni sul passato più remoto del clima terrestre. E quale miglior fonte delle ... «Adnkronos, Jul 15»
Stalagmites preserve 3000 years of northern hemisphere climate
This is because organic matter trapped in the stalagmites and stalactites fluoresces. The light emitted by your camera flash is enough to make these formations ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
Stalagmites record amazing amount of weather data
When researchers analyzed the Mawmluh stalagmite record, the results were consistent with the historical record. Specifically, they found that during El Niño ... «Futurity: Research News, May 15»
Public Release: 22-May-2015 Deciphering clues to prehistoric …
IMAGE: This is a photo of the small stalagmite in the Mawmluh cave before it was collected. Below, a gray-scale image of a slab of the stalagmite after it was ... «EurekAlert, May 15»
Manhattan's Stalagmite Architecture
It's partly technology that explains these stalagmite structures. Architects and engineers have tailored improvements in steel and reinforced concrete that ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
How aerosols affect tropical rainfall
The researchers analysed a stalagmite found in a cave in Belize (a Central American nation) to construct a record of rainfall patterns in the region over the past ... «The Hindu, Feb 15»
Stalagmite links rain reduction to industrial revolution
Analysis of stalagmite samples taken from a cave in Belize, Central America, has revealed that aerosol emissions have led to a reduction of rainfall in the ... «eco-business.com, Feb 15»
Hurricanes didn't cause collapse of Mayan civilization
The ancient Maya, ferocious hurricanes and — wait for it — stalagmites. ... How can you go wrong with this story? Scientists thought a prolonged drop in ... «USA TODAY, Nov 14»
'Huge' ancient stalactite cave found near Jerusalem
A large stalactite and stalagmite cave was recently discovered in the Jerusalem hills, it was announced on Saturday. But the location is being kept secret, so as ... «The Times of Israel, Sep 14»
