Caving is a popular sport and is enjoyed by people of all ages, many of whom undertake the activity without incident. However, unless properly prepared a caving trip can be risky.
An important part of this preparation should be consideration of the weather and its effect on the selected cave.
Caves are often wild places and situated in areas that are subject to the vagaries of the weather. This publication aims to help the caver to ‘read the weather’ and to understand how it may affect caves.
By making this an essential part of planning any caving trip, it is hoped that people will enjoy a trip free from incidents caused by rising water levels in caves.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Illustrations and Photographs
- Contents
- Introduction
- Precipitation
- Wind Speed and Direction
- Temperature
- Visibility
- The Future
- Weather Forecasts
- Telephone/Fax
- Television
- Internet
- Newspaper
- Posted Bulletins
- Radio
- Understanding the Weather
- The Atmosphere
- Areas of Different Pressure
- Creating Wind, Cloud and Rain
- Weather Systems
- Warm Fronts
- Weather Signs
- Cold Fronts
- Weather Sign
- Occluded Fronts
- Convection
- Mountain Weather (Orographic Lifting)
- Pressure and Temperature
- Rain Shadows
- Weather Maps
- Winds
- Analysing Weather Maps
- Moving Air Masses
- Localised Weather
- Funnel Effec
- Banner clouds
- Fog, Frost and Inversions
- Weather Signs
- Making the Best of the Weather
- Recognising the Development of Bad Weather
- Problem Weather
- Precipitation
- Summer Storms
- Heat Waves
- Cave Flooding
- Importance of Weather to Cavers
- Annual Rainfall in British Caving Areas
- Rainfall Intensity
- Ground Conditions
- The Catchment Area and Drainage
- Run Of
- Flood Pulses
- Flood Hydrograph
- The Cave Passages
- Indicators of Flooding in Caves
- Cave Formations
- Weather Forecasts
- Caving Emergency Card
- Navigating Deep Water in Caves
- Three Days in the Life of the Goyden-Manchester System
- Useful References