Project Dripstone dating — Cave sedimentary final report 2003-2004

In the block cave in the Kreuzkogel, sinter, which are suitable for the evaluation of age and paleoclimate information, could be recovered. The investigation (stable isotopes, U/Th age determination) enables material statements that have not yet been completed. Allochthone coarse plastics, presumably tertiary age, are another potential research object. In addition, the Kreuzkogel Ice Cave was able to visit and document another promising destination, mainly in terms of ice balance and ice age and thus the recent climate history. However, only multi-year ice investigation programs would be relevant here. In the small snowcarturm semi-cavity, pseudokarst phenomena in the form of mucous tropical tubes of biogenic origin can be documented and investigated. The parallel work of cave-scientific associations always brings clues to research-worthy cave objects. At present, the block cave, the crosscogeleis cave and the wild shooter cave can therefore be recorded as currently ideal objects for sedimentological/climatological investigations of the Gesäuse region. However, such work would exceed the capacity of the karst and caves department unless they are carried out on a small scale and would require an interdisciplinary larger project. Undoubtedly, the previous discoveries and the processing of already known caves as part of this small project show that in the caves of the Entrance Wildschützenhöhle Bergmilch in the Wildschützenhöhle is quite the key to the climate development of the region. The promotion of practical caving research under the name Speläo-Alpine-Gesäuse, from whose results are repeatedly reported interesting objects and questions, is put at the heart of the National Park.在克罗伊茨科格尔（Kreuzkogel）的块体洞穴中，可采集到适用于年龄与古气候信息评估的钙华（sinter）沉积。通过稳定同位素（stable isotopes）、铀钍测年（U/Th age determination）等分析手段，可获取尚未完成的物质成因结论。异地成因粗碎屑堆积物（推测形成于第三纪）为另一项潜在研究对象。 此外，克罗伊茨科格尔冰洞（Kreuzkogel Ice Cave）是另一处极具研究潜力的洞穴点位，其研究价值主要体现在冰量平衡、冰龄及区域近代气候历史的重建上。但此处仅适合开展多年期冰体调查项目。 在小型雪塔半洞穴中，可记录并研究生物成因的黏液状管状假喀斯特（pseudokarst）现象。 洞穴学协会的协同研究工作总能为具备研究价值的洞穴点位提供新线索。目前，块体洞穴、克罗斯科格尔洞穴（crosscogeleis cave）与野猎者洞穴（wild shooter cave）可被列为格萨乌斯（Gesäuse）地区沉积学/气候学（sedimentological/climatological）调查的理想研究对象。不过此类研究工作若不采取小规模开展的方式，将超出喀斯特与洞穴部门的承载能力，且需要依托跨学科大型项目方能推进。毋庸置疑，作为本小型项目组成部分的前期发现与已知洞穴梳理工作表明，野猎者洞穴内的贝格米尔希入口段（Entrance Wildschützenhöhle Bergmilch）是解析该区域气候演化历程的关键点位。以“施佩劳-阿尔卑斯-格萨乌斯（Speläo-Alpine-Gesäuse）”为名开展的实用洞穴研究，其成果曾多次产出引人关注的研究对象与科学问题，该项工作已被纳入国家公园的核心研究议程。