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Karst Interest Group (KIG) Workshop

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Karst Interest Group Workshop

9th USGS KIG workshop October 22-24, 2024

KIG Workshop Field Trip

Explore the karst terrain of Tennessee with visits to Grassy Cove, Head of Sequatchie, Lost Creek Cave, and more

The Karst Interest Group’s (KIG) mission is to encourage and support collaboration and technology transfer among scientists working in karst areas.  The KIG encourages cooperative studies between USGS Programs and Water Science Centers, and between USGS and other Federal agencies, State and local agencies, and universities.

The 9th USGS KIG Workshop will be October 22-24, 2024 in Nashville, TN.

The purpose of the KIG workshops is to bring together scientists from different offices of the USGS, Department of the Interior, other Federal and state agencies, research institutes, and universities to present the results of scientific work in karst areas or discuss karst related programs in their bureaus or offices. Workshops usually consist of technical presentations and poster sessions. 

2024 Workshop

The 9th USGS Karst Interest Group (KIG) Workshop is planned for October 22-24, 2024 in Nashville, TN.

Tennessee State University is hosting and providing the meeting space. The workshop represents an excellent opportunity for attendees to experience the karst terrain of central Tennessee.

Technical sessions will be Tuesday and Wednesday, October 22-23. The optional field trip to karst areas is Thursday October 24.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at KIG_group@usgs.gov.

2024 KIG Workshop Registration

 

Call for Presentation and Paper Ideas

Submit your idea for an oral or poster session and publication in the proceedings via email to Eve Kuniansky no later than May 1. 2023.

You will be notified via email by June 2, 2023 of acceptance for an oral or poster session.

Include:

  • Preliminary title
  • Corresponding author’s name and email address
  • Session preference (oral, poster, or do not care)
  • Brief description of paper or abstract (not final-for session planning)

SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS

  • Agricultural in Karst Terranes
  • Geophysical Methods in Karst 
  • Karst Ecosystems 
  • Karst in Tennessee
  • Karst Geomicrobiology
  • Programs Within DOI That Involve Karst
  • Numerical Modeling in Karst 
  • Karst in Coastal Zones 
  • Contaminant Transport in Karst
  • Sediment Transport in Karst Conduits 
  • Pathogens in Karst 
  • Effects of Climate Change on Karst Aquifers
  • Geologic Framework of Karst Systems
  • Karst Aquifer Systems 
  • Natural Resource Development in Karst Areas 
  • Geochemistry of Karst Systems 
  • Aquifer Hydraulics in Karst Systems 
  • Tracers in Karst 
  • Fractured Carbonate Systems
  • Speleogenesis
  • Cave and Spring Species and Habitats 
  • Evaporite-Carbonate Karst Differences
  • Karst Hazards

 

Publication guidelines

A U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report of the proceedings papers will be published.

The Microsoft Word manuscript template and guidelines will be provided after acceptance from the technical committee.

The approved manuscript will need to be provided to Eve Kuniansky by May 31, 2024, such that we can compile these into the final manuscript and provide the USGS publishing team to do their edit and layout.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PAPERS

  • Papers must be approved for publication through the normal report-review process of your agency.
  • All submitted papers must have a minimum of 2 peer reviews.
  • USGS personnel must provide an IPDS number for their individually approved paper.

If you are having difficulty finding colleague/peer reviewers for your paper, contact Eve Kuniansky, Proceedings Coordinator

REQUIREMENTS FOR ABSTRACTS

  • Extended abstracts are limited to 10 pages
  • Abstracts must be approved for publication through the normal review process of your agency.
  • USGS personnel must provide the IPDS number for their individually approved extended abstract.   

 

Email abstract submissions to Eve Kuniansky.

 

Mission of the USGS Karst Interest Group

The KIG’s mission is to encourage and support inter-disciplinary collaboration and technology transfer among USGS scientists working in karst areas. Additionally, the KIG encourages cooperative studies between the Water Mission Area, the Water Science Centers, and other USGS Programs and Mission Area Centers, and between USGS and other Federal agencies, State and local agencies and university researchers. 

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Karst terrain is created from the dissolution of soluble rocks, principally limestone and dolomite. Karst areas are characterized by distinctive landforms (like springs, caves, sinkholes) and a unique hydrogeology that results in aquifers that are highly productive but extremely vulnerable to contamination.
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KIG Workshops often include an optional field trip to explore local karst terrain.  These photos were taken during previous KIG Workshop field trips.

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Proceedings from previous Karst Interest Group workshops

U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, October 19–20, 2021

Karst hydrogeologic systems represent challenging and unique conditions to scientists attempting to study groundwater flow and contaminant transport. Karst terrains are characterized by distinct and beautiful landscapes, caverns, and springs, and many of the exceptional karst areas are designated as national or state parks. The range and complexity of landforms and groundwater flow systems associa
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U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, San Antonio, Texas, May 16–18, 2017

Introduction and AcknowledgmentsKarst aquifer systems are present throughout parts of the United States and some of its territories, and have developed in carbonate rocks (primarily limestone and dolomite) and evaporites (gypsum, anhydrite, and halite) that span an interval of time encompassing more than 550 million years. The depositional environments, diagenetic processes, post-depositional tect
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U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, Carlsbad, New Mexico, April 29-May 2, 2014

Karst aquifer systems are present throughout parts of the United States and some of its territories, and have developed in carbonate rocks (primarily limestone and dolomite) that span an interval of time encompassing more than 550 million years. The depositional environments, diagenetic processes, post-depositional tectonic events, and geochemical weathering processes that form karst aquifers are
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Eve L. Kuniansky, Lawrence E. Spangler
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center

U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 26-29, 2011

Karst aquifer systems are present throughout parts of the United States and some of its territories and are developed in carbonate rocks (primarily limestone and dolomite) that span the entire geologic time frame. The depositional environments, diagenetic processes, and post-depositional tectonic events that form carbonate rock aquifers are varied and complex, involving both biological and physica
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Water Resources Mission Area, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, Bowling Green, Kentucky, May 27-29, 2008

*INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS* Karst aquifer systems are present throughout parts of the United States and some of its territories. The complex depositional environments that form carbonate rocks combined with post-depositional tectonic events and the diverse climatic regimes under which these rocks were formed result in unique hydrologic systems. The dissolution of calcium carbonate and th
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Eve L. Kuniansky
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Water Resources Mission Area

U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, Rapid City, South Dakota, September 12-15, 2005

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Eve L. Kuniansky
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U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group proceedings, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, August 20-22, 2002

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Eve L. Kuniansky
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U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group: proceedings, St Petersburg, Florida February 13-16, 2001

Karst and similar landscapes are found in a wide range of biogeographic classes. In the U.S. for example, Everglades, Mammoth Cave, and Hawaii Volcanoes National Parks have little in common - except karst or pseudokarst, and a cultural past (even though these are very different). This diversity of geologic settings makes karst difficult to categorize and work with when designing a national program
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

KIG 2021 Workshop Partners

Carbonate Critical Zone Research Coordination Network

National Cave and Karst Research Institute

University of Texas at San Antonio

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