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creators_name: Bayarri Cayón, Vicente
creators_name: Prada, Alfredo
creators_name: García, Francisco
creators_name: De Las Heras, Carmen
creators_name: Fatás, Pilar
creators_id: vicente.bayarri@uneatlantico.es
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title: A Multisensory Analysis of the Moisture Course of the Cave of Altamira (Spain): Implications for Its Conservation
ispublished: pub
subjects: uneat_eng
divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica
full_text_status: public
keywords: data integration; mapping; karst system; rock discontinuities; cultural heritage; rock art; preventive conservation; geomatics; ground penetrating radar; cultural management
abstract: This paper addresses the conservation problems of the cave of Altamira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain, due to the effects of moisture and water inside the cave. The study focuses on the description of methods for estimating the trajectory and zones of humidity from the external environment to its eventual dripping on valuable cave paintings. To achieve this objective, several multisensor remote sensing techniques, both aerial and terrestrial, such as 3D laser scanning, a 2D ground penetrating radar, photogrammetry with unmanned aerial vehicles, and high-resolution terrestrial techniques are employed. These tools allow a detailed spatial analysis of the moisture and water in the cave. The paper highlights the importance of the dolomitic layer in the cave and how it influences the preservation of the ceiling, which varies according to its position, whether it is sealed with calcium carbonate, actively dripping, or not dripping. In addition, the crucial role of the central fracture and the areas of direct water infiltration in this process is examined. This research aids in understanding and conserving the site. It offers a novel approach to water-induced deterioration in rock art for professionals and researchers.
date: 2024-01
publication: Remote Sensing
volume: 16
number: 1
pagerange: 197
id_number: doi:10.3390/rs16010197
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2072-4292
official_url: http://doi.org/10.3390/rs16010197
access: open
language: en
citation:   Artículo Materias > Ingeniería <http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/view/subjects/uneat=5Feng.html> Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Artículos y libros <http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/view/divisions/uneatlantico=5Fproduccion=5Fcientifica.html> Abierto Inglés This paper addresses the conservation problems of the cave of Altamira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain, due to the effects of moisture and water inside the cave. The study focuses on the description of methods for estimating the trajectory and zones of humidity from the external environment to its eventual dripping on valuable cave paintings. To achieve this objective, several multisensor remote sensing techniques, both aerial and terrestrial, such as 3D laser scanning, a 2D ground penetrating radar, photogrammetry with unmanned aerial vehicles, and high-resolution terrestrial techniques are employed. These tools allow a detailed spatial analysis of the moisture and water in the cave. The paper highlights the importance of the dolomitic layer in the cave and how it influences the preservation of the ceiling, which varies according to its position, whether it is sealed with calcium carbonate, actively dripping, or not dripping. In addition, the crucial role of the central fracture and the areas of direct water infiltration in this process is examined. This research aids in understanding and conserving the site. It offers a novel approach to water-induced deterioration in rock art for professionals and researchers. metadata Bayarri Cayón, Vicente; Prada, Alfredo; García, Francisco; De Las Heras, Carmen y Fatás, Pilar mail vicente.bayarri@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR     <http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/10715/1/remotesensing-16-00197-v2.pdf>     (2024) A Multisensory Analysis of the Moisture Course of the Cave of Altamira (Spain): Implications for Its Conservation.  Remote Sensing, 16 (1).  p. 197.  ISSN 2072-4292     
document_url: http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/10715/1/remotesensing-16-00197-v2.pdf