{"id":672078,"date":"2025-05-28T19:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/underground-water-channels-preserve-ancient-climate-records-in-their-shape\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:57:02","slug":"underground-water-channels-preserve-ancient-climate-records-in-their-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/underground-water-channels-preserve-ancient-climate-records-in-their-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"Underground water channels preserve ancient climate records in their shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a409b404a6ec\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a409b404a6ec\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/underground-water-channels-preserve-ancient-climate-records-in-their-shape\/#Deciphering_natures_plan\" >Deciphering nature&#8217;s plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/a-drop-hollows-out-the.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/a-drop-hollows-out-the.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Solution pipes from different locations: (A) Smerdyna, Poland (photo by P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw); (B) Guilderton, Australia (photo by P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw); and (C) Swanscombe, England (photo by J. Rhodes, courtesy of the British Geological Survey). Credit: (A)  P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw; (B) P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw; and (C) J. Rhodes, the British Geological Survey.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/a-drop-hollows-out-the.jpg\" alt=\"A drop hollows out the stone... and records the climate's history\" title=\"Solution pipes from different locations: (A) Smerdyna, Poland (photo by P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw); (B) Guilderton, Australia (photo by P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw); and (C) Swanscombe, England (photo by J. Rhodes, courtesy of the British Geological Survey). Credit: (A)  P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw; (B) P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw; and (C) J. Rhodes, the British Geological Survey.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Solution pipes from different locations: (A) Smerdyna, Poland (photo by P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw); (B) Guilderton, Australia (photo by P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw); and (C) Swanscombe, England (photo by J. Rhodes, courtesy of the British Geological Survey). Credit: (A)  P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw; (B) P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw; and (C) J. Rhodes, the British Geological Survey.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Water reshapes Earth through slow, powerful erosion, carving intricate landscapes like caves and pinnacles in soluble rocks such as limestone. An international team from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, the University of Florida, and the Institute of Earth <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s in Orl\u00e9ans has discovered that vertical channels, known as karstic solution pipes, preserve a record of Earth&#8217;s climatic history.<\/p>\n<p>Their study, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.aps.org\/doi\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.134.094101\" target=\"_blank\">published<\/a> in <i>Physical Review Letters<\/i>, reveals that these pipes evolve with time into an invariant shape, a fixed, ideal form that remains unchanged as the pipes deepen, encoding ancient rainfall patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Using microfluidic experiments, the team mimicked this process in miniature, etching water into channels within gypsum-lined cells. &#8220;We observed something striking,&#8221; says Stanis\u0142aw \u017bukowski, pursuing Ph.D. at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw and Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9, the first author of the paper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From a chaotic start, only a few channels survived, each settling into a stable, invariant shape that grew deeper without changing form. This mirrors the behavior of karstic pipes in nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/a-drop-hollows-out-the-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/a-drop-hollows-out-the-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Left: Solution pipes in limestone bedrock in Smerdyna quarry, Poland. Right: dissolution channels formed in a microfluidic experiment. Credit: Left photo by P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw; Right photo by University of Warsaw.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/a-drop-hollows-out-the-1.jpg\" alt=\"A drop hollows out the stone... and records the climate's history\" title=\"Left: Solution pipes in limestone bedrock in Smerdyna quarry, Poland. Right: dissolution channels formed in a microfluidic experiment. Credit: Left photo by P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw; Right photo by University of Warsaw.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Left: Solution pipes in limestone bedrock in Smerdyna quarry, Poland. Right: dissolution channels formed in a microfluidic experiment. Credit: Left photo by P. Szymczak, University of Warsaw; Right photo by University of Warsaw.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Deriving the mathematical formula for this shape was complex. &#8220;Capturing the invariant form required sophisticated mathematical tools, blending fluid dynamics and reactive transport to model how groundwater, driven by rainfall, shapes these pipes,&#8221; says Prof. Piotr Szymczak from the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, the corresponding author.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The formula reveals how heavy precipitation accelerates groundwater movement, forming elongated pipes that record in their shape past rainfall conditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deciphering_natures_plan\"><\/span>Deciphering nature&#8217;s plan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By studying these shapes, scientists can reconstruct Earth&#8217;s climatic past. Understanding these patterns is also crucial for predicting how water moves through underground reservoirs, which has implications for everything from groundwater management to CO\u2082 storage and even oil recovery.<\/p>\n<p>This study is part of a broader effort to understand how simple physical laws give rise to complex natural structures. Just as snowflakes and river deltas follow mathematical rules, so too do the silent, hidden processes of rock dissolution. The discovery of an invariant shape for dissolution fingers is a step toward deciphering nature&#8217;s secret blueprint, one drop of water at a time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStanis\u0142aw \u017bukowski et al, Invariant Forms of Dissolution Fingers, <i>Physical Review Letters<\/i> (2025). <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.134.094101\" target=\"_blank\">DOI: 10.1103\/PhysRevLett.134.094101<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium mt-4\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProvided by<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversity of Warsaw<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uw.edu.pl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnderground water channels preserve ancient climate records in their shape (2025, May 28)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tretrieved 28 May 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2025-05-underground-channels-ancient-climate.html\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t This document is subject to copyright. 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