Postglacial talus slope development imaged by the ERT method: comparison of slopes from SW Spitsbergen, Norway and Tatra Mountains, Poland
Talus slopes are a common sedimentary formation both in polar and high-mountain areas, but their development is still not sufficiently understood. This article discusses the environmental factors that have been influencing development of talus slopes since the deglaciation and their impact on the in...
Published in: | Open Geosciences |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
De Gruyter
2019
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0084 https://doaj.org/article/e018e53a6c8a49ee9b1d6d976685bcab |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e018e53a6c8a49ee9b1d6d976685bcab |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e018e53a6c8a49ee9b1d6d976685bcab 2023-05-15T17:57:24+02:00 Postglacial talus slope development imaged by the ERT method: comparison of slopes from SW Spitsbergen, Norway and Tatra Mountains, Poland Senderak Krzysztof Kondracka Marta Gądek Bogdan 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0084 https://doaj.org/article/e018e53a6c8a49ee9b1d6d976685bcab EN eng De Gruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0084 https://doaj.org/toc/2391-5447 2391-5447 doi:10.1515/geo-2019-0084 https://doaj.org/article/e018e53a6c8a49ee9b1d6d976685bcab Open Geosciences, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1084-1097 (2019) climate change debris flow activity deglaciation development internal structure paraglacial periglacial permafrost talus slope evolution electrical resistivity tomography (ert) Geology QE1-996.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0084 2022-12-31T12:39:07Z Talus slopes are a common sedimentary formation both in polar and high-mountain areas, but their development is still not sufficiently understood. This article discusses the environmental factors that have been influencing development of talus slopes since the deglaciation and their impact on the internal structure of slopes. Case studies of the slopes from SW Spitsbergen and the Tatra Mountains in Poland were compared in order to explore different evolution stages. Slopes’ structure was analysed using geophysical surveys based on two-dimensional electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) with a Wenner-Schlumberger array and an electrode spacing of 5 m, combined with geomorphological observations. The investigated talus slopes represent the paraglacial, periglacial and talus-alluvial environments. New data on the internal structure of talus slopes developing in the present or past glaciated areas adds to understanding talus slope evolution. There are many different views concerning the development of slopes during the paraglacial period, whose analysis seems to be crucial in the background of climate change and their record in slope structures. In addition, the study provided valuable information on the development and degradation of permafrost in slope materials. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Spitsbergen Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Open Geosciences 11 1 1084 1097 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English |
topic |
climate change debris flow activity deglaciation development internal structure paraglacial periglacial permafrost talus slope evolution electrical resistivity tomography (ert) Geology QE1-996.5 |
spellingShingle |
climate change debris flow activity deglaciation development internal structure paraglacial periglacial permafrost talus slope evolution electrical resistivity tomography (ert) Geology QE1-996.5 Senderak Krzysztof Kondracka Marta Gądek Bogdan Postglacial talus slope development imaged by the ERT method: comparison of slopes from SW Spitsbergen, Norway and Tatra Mountains, Poland |
topic_facet |
climate change debris flow activity deglaciation development internal structure paraglacial periglacial permafrost talus slope evolution electrical resistivity tomography (ert) Geology QE1-996.5 |
description |
Talus slopes are a common sedimentary formation both in polar and high-mountain areas, but their development is still not sufficiently understood. This article discusses the environmental factors that have been influencing development of talus slopes since the deglaciation and their impact on the internal structure of slopes. Case studies of the slopes from SW Spitsbergen and the Tatra Mountains in Poland were compared in order to explore different evolution stages. Slopes’ structure was analysed using geophysical surveys based on two-dimensional electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) with a Wenner-Schlumberger array and an electrode spacing of 5 m, combined with geomorphological observations. The investigated talus slopes represent the paraglacial, periglacial and talus-alluvial environments. New data on the internal structure of talus slopes developing in the present or past glaciated areas adds to understanding talus slope evolution. There are many different views concerning the development of slopes during the paraglacial period, whose analysis seems to be crucial in the background of climate change and their record in slope structures. In addition, the study provided valuable information on the development and degradation of permafrost in slope materials. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Senderak Krzysztof Kondracka Marta Gądek Bogdan |
author_facet |
Senderak Krzysztof Kondracka Marta Gądek Bogdan |
author_sort |
Senderak Krzysztof |
title |
Postglacial talus slope development imaged by the ERT method: comparison of slopes from SW Spitsbergen, Norway and Tatra Mountains, Poland |
title_short |
Postglacial talus slope development imaged by the ERT method: comparison of slopes from SW Spitsbergen, Norway and Tatra Mountains, Poland |
title_full |
Postglacial talus slope development imaged by the ERT method: comparison of slopes from SW Spitsbergen, Norway and Tatra Mountains, Poland |
title_fullStr |
Postglacial talus slope development imaged by the ERT method: comparison of slopes from SW Spitsbergen, Norway and Tatra Mountains, Poland |
title_full_unstemmed |
Postglacial talus slope development imaged by the ERT method: comparison of slopes from SW Spitsbergen, Norway and Tatra Mountains, Poland |
title_sort |
postglacial talus slope development imaged by the ert method: comparison of slopes from sw spitsbergen, norway and tatra mountains, poland |
publisher |
De Gruyter |
publishDate |
2019 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0084 https://doaj.org/article/e018e53a6c8a49ee9b1d6d976685bcab |
geographic |
Norway |
geographic_facet |
Norway |
genre |
permafrost Spitsbergen |
genre_facet |
permafrost Spitsbergen |
op_source |
Open Geosciences, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1084-1097 (2019) |
op_relation |
https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0084 https://doaj.org/toc/2391-5447 2391-5447 doi:10.1515/geo-2019-0084 https://doaj.org/article/e018e53a6c8a49ee9b1d6d976685bcab |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0084 |
container_title |
Open Geosciences |
container_volume |
11 |
container_issue |
1 |
container_start_page |
1084 |
op_container_end_page |
1097 |
_version_ |
1766165828856709120 |