Intense karst denudation in a crystalline basin with a small share of carbonate rocks (Sudety Mountains, SW Poland)

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

RZONCA, B.

Jagiellonian Univ., Inst. of Geography and Spatial Management, Kraków, Pologne

BUCZYŃSKI, S.

Inst. of Geological Sciences, Dept. of Hydrogeology, Univ., Wrocław, Pologne

Description :
The aim of the paper is to describe the determination of the intensity of karst dissolution in a small ungauged catchment in the Góry Złote Mountains in the Sudety mountain range (SW Poland). In the study area, the marble interbed is surrounded by non-carbonate crystalline metamorphic rock. Marble corrosion is caused primarily by the influx of allogenic waters from the non-carbonate part of the catchment. Hydrochemical measurements were made over the course of 8 years. The calculated denudation rate per year was 7.35 m3 of marble. The paper discusses both the study area's rate of denudation and the process used to calculate it.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2013, vol. 107, p. 154-164, nombre de pages : 11, Références bibliographiques : 1 p.

Date :
2013

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena

Langue :
Anglais