Journal of Cave and Karst Studies - ISSN 1090-6924
Volume 58 Number 3: 163-167 - December 1996

A publication of the National Speleological Society

Application of Thermography to Karst Hydrology
C. Warren Campbell, Mohamed Abd El Latif and Joseph W. Foster

Abstract

Thermography was used to locate hydrological “features” in karst watersheds. The approach was demonstrated by flying a thermal camera over the Keel Mountain area of north Alabama. Known features were identified and features not on United State Geological Survey topographic maps and unknown to the authors were discovered. Springs with flow rates less than 3 liters/sec and a region of strong infiltration in a losing stream were easily identified.

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