Caves´frozen breath high in Tatras
Miniature ice crystals form as the warm humid cave air enters the outside frozen winter land leaving a crystal trail behind. Cavers searching for new caves are on a hunt for such trails. The average air temperature in the region plays an important role. In this part of Vysoké Tatry Mts. average temperature is about 4 - 5 °C, and so is the cave temperature year-round. To be able to see such crystal trails the outside temperature must decrease significantly. Today, the cavers were lucky, with -10°C and not a lot of snow they were able to see many places where the cave air sweeps outside.
Taken on 28
January
2023
Submitted on 14 Mar 2023
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- Europe (3487)
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- Exact location (20.1851 E, 49.2214 N)
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high mountains, field, caves, speleology
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