Patricia Kambesis (born November 7, 1952)[1][2] is an American caver, cartographer and educator.
Kambesis is a professor at Western Kentucky University, instructing students the fields of geography and geographic information systems (GIS).[3] Kambesis coauthored the book Deep Secrets: The Discovers & Exploration of Lechuguilla Cave, which was first published in 1999.[4] She has also authored, coauthored or otherwise contributed to numerous papers and articles on karst related subjects.[5] Her work has been published by the National Speleological Society,[6] Cave Research Foundation, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,[7] International Congress of Speleology,[8][9][10] and Geological Society of America,[11] among others.
Kambesis is a fellow of the National Speleological Society and Cave Research Foundation.[12]
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^"Faculty and Staff in the Department of Geography and Geology". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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^Patricia, Kambesis (April 2007). "The Importance of Cave Exploration to Scientific Research". Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 69: 46 – via ResearchGate.
^Kambesis, Patricia (2011). "Exploring for Solutions to the Water Challenges on the East Mountain Plateau in Yunnan Province" (PDF). Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. China Environment Series. 11: 154.
^Kambesis, Patricia (2017). "Exploration of the Caves of Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico" (PDF). International Congress of Speleology. 2 (Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Speleology, Sydney 2017): 44.
^Kambesis, Patricia (2017). "Origin of Enigmatic Caves of the Far Western United States" (PDF). International Congress of Speleology. 2: 45.
^Kambesis, Patricia (2017). "Exploring the Mechanisms and Consequences of Cave Roof Collapses Using the National Corvette Museum Sinkhole Case Study" (PDF). International Congress of Speleology. 2: 310.
^Kambesis, Patricia (2015). "5. Morphometric analysis of cave patterns using fractal indices". Morphometric analysis of cave patterns using fractal indices. Geological Society of America Special Papers. Vol. 516. pp. 67–86. doi:10.1130/2016.2516(06). ISBN 978-0-8137-2516-1. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
PatriciaKambesis (born November 7, 1952) is an American caver, cartographer and educator. Kambesis is a professor at Western Kentucky University, instructing...
Ridge Cave System Edmonson County, Kentucky". Retrieved 2023-05-05. PatriciaKambesis; Joel Despain; Chris Groves (2013). "The Making of a Connection: Exploration/Survey...
stratigraphic units in Barbados Scotland Beds Caves and Karst of Barbados, Patricia N. Kambesis & Hans G. Machel J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris. 1976. Tertiary...
NSS News. Huntsville, AL: National Speleological Society. pp. 4–6. Kambesis, Patricia; Despain, Joel; Groves, Chris (Feb 15, 2013). "The Making of a Connection:...