Correlation of colluvial deposits with the modern land surface and the problem of slope profile description

Mitusov, A.V.; Mitusova, O.E.; Wendt, Jann; Dreibrodt, Stefan; Bork, Hans‐Rudolf

doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.05.020

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“…Slope and aspect have been well known in geosciences for many decades, and so there is no need to specify their fields of application. Curvatures are systematically used in geomorphic studies to describe, analyse and model landforms and their evolution (Burian et al, 2015; Elmahdy and Mohamed, 2013; Evans, 1980; Guida et al, 2016; Melis et al, 2014; Mitusov et al, 2013, 2014; Prasicek et al, 2014; Temovski and Milevski, 2015). In soil science and ecology, curvatures are regularly applied to study relationships in the topography–soil–vegetation system and to perform predictive soil and vegetation mapping (Behrens et al, 2010; Florinsky et al, 2002; Moore et al, 1993; Omelko et al, 2012; Sharaya and Shary, 2011; Shary and Pinskii, 2013; Shary and Smirnov, 2013; Shary et al, 2016; Stumpf et al, 2017).…”

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“…Insolation is utilized to describe the thermal regime of slopes in geobotanical and agricultural research (Shary and Smirnov, 2013;Shary et al, 2016). Catchment and dispersive areas as well as topographic index are widely used in hydrological and related soil, plant and geomorphic studies (Behrens et al, 2010;Beven, 1997;Florinsky et al, 2002;Mitusov et al, 2013Mitusov et al, , 2014Moore et al, 1993;Omelko et al, 2012;Sharaya and Shary, 2011;Shary and Smirnov, 2013). Stream power index is applied in erosion and soil research (Florinsky et al, 2002;Moore et al, 1993;Omelko et al, 2012).…”

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An illustrated introduction to general geomorphometry

Florinsky

2017

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Geomorphometry is widely used to solve various multiscale geoscientific problems. For the successful application of geomorphometric methods, a researcher should know the basic mathematical concepts of geomorphometry and be aware of the system of morphometric variables, as well as understand their physical, mathematical and geographical meanings. This paper reviews the basic mathematical concepts of general geomorphometry. First, we discuss the notion of the topographic surface and its limitations. Second, we present definitions, formulae and meanings for four main groups of morphometric variables, such as local, non-local, two-field specific and combined topographic attributes, and we review the following 29 fundamental morphometric variables: slope, aspect, northwardness, eastwardness, plan curvature, horizontal curvature, vertical curvature, difference curvature, horizontal excess curvature, vertical excess curvature, accumulation curvature, ring curvature, minimal curvature, maximal curvature, mean curvature, Gaussian curvature, unsphericity curvature, rotor, Laplacian, shape index, curvedness, horizontal curvature deflection, vertical curvature deflection, catchment area, dispersive area, reflectance, insolation, topographic index and stream power index. For illustrations, we use a digital elevation model (DEM) of Mount Ararat, extracted from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 1-arc-second DEM. The DEM was treated by a spectral analytical method. Finally, we briefly discuss the main paradox of general geomorphometry associated with the smoothness of the topographic surface and the non-smoothness of the real topography; application of morphometric variables; statistical aspects of geomorphometric modelling, including relationships between morphometric variables and roughness indices; and some pending problems of general geomorphometry (i.e. analysis of inner surfaces of caves, analytical description of non-local attributes and structural lines, as well as modelling on a triaxial ellipsoid). The paper can be used as a reference guide on general geomorphometry.

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An illustrated introduction to general geomorphometry

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“…Hunter and gatherer populations also used the land and depended on the soil, but non-sedentary societies had smaller impacts on soil erosion and colluvial deposition than agricultural societies [10]. Colluvial deposits are the correlating sediments of human-induced soil erosion and as such their distribution is mainly controlled by topography, precipitation and human activities [11]. Larsen et al [12] state that land use, rather than soil erosion rates and discharge into the oceans, controls temporary sediment storage on slopes, which means the analysis of colluvial deposits on slopes and in depressions is ideal to reconstruct land use change.…”

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Archaeopedological analysis of colluvial deposits in favourable and unfavourable areas: reconstruction of land use dynamics in SW Germany

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Colluvial deposits, as the correlate sediments of human-induced soil erosion, depict an excellent archive of land use and landscape history as indicators of human–environment interactions. This study establishes a chronostratigraphy of colluvial deposits and reconstructs past land use dynamics in the Swabian Jura, the Baar and the Black Forest in SW Germany. In the agriculturally favourable Baar area multiple main phases of colluvial deposition, and thus intensified land use, can be identified from the Neolithic to the Modern times. In the unfavourable Swabian Jura increased colluvial deposition began later compared to the more favourable areas in the Baar. The same holds true for the unfavourable areas of the Black Forest, but intensified land use can only be reconstructed for the Middle Ages and Early Modern times instead of for the Bronze and Iron Age as in the Swabian Jura. Land use intensity and settlement dynamics represented by thick, multilayered colluvial deposits increase in the Baar and the Black Forest during the Middle Ages. In between those phases of geomorphodynamic activity and colluviation, stable phases occur, interpreted as phases with sustainable land use or without human presence.

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“…They cleared forests for timber, fuel, and fields, which changed the water and nutrient cycles, and influenced soil formation processes (Bork et al 2006, Kaplan et al 2009, Gerlach and Eckmeier 2012, Ellis et al 2013). On slopes, the clearing of forests led to erosion and the subsequent formation of anthropogenic colluvial deposit in valleys and depressions along slopes (Leopold and Völkel 2007, Houben 2012, Mitusov et al 2014. With the beginning of the Neolithic, an increase in slope deposits is visible in Central Europe (Dreibrodt et al 2010b); e.g., at the Wetterau, Central Germany (Houben et al 2013), and at Albersdorf, Northern Germany (Reiß et al 2009).…”

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Soil cultures – the adaptive cycle of agrarian soil use in Central Europe: an interdisciplinary study using soil scientific and archaeological research

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Ahlrichs²,

Henkner³

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ABSTRACT. Today's global challenges (e.g., food security) are not unprecedented in human history. Starting with the Neolithic transition, the agricultural sector and society underwent several cultural and technological changes and endured natural challenges. These challenges and changes are analyzed by using the adaptive cycle metaphor and the social-ecological system as tools to show the complexity of human-environment interactions and their development. The analysis relies on archaeological, pedological, and botanical research, and demonstrates the importance of interdisciplinary work. Agrarian soil use as a social-ecological system persisted in Central Europe for 7000 years and underwent an adaptive cycle from the Neolithic transition to industrialization. With agriculture's mechanization, a second adaptive cycle started. The resilience of agrarian soil use for thousands of years shows that agriculture, as a human-environmental interaction, is adaptive to change. Understanding past agricultural challenges and changes using archaeological and soil scientific data puts the present development into a new perspective. A cultural perspective on soils might trigger soil protection and sustainable land use in a technical as well as political domain. Applying social-ecological system and adaptive cycle concepts to this interdisciplinary reconstruction of agrarian soil use illustrates their usefulness for archaeology and soil science.

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Correlation of colluvial deposits with the modern land surface and the problem of slope profile description

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An illustrated introduction to general geomorphometry

An illustrated introduction to general geomorphometry

Archaeopedological analysis of colluvial deposits in favourable and unfavourable areas: reconstruction of land use dynamics in SW Germany

Soil cultures – the adaptive cycle of agrarian soil use in Central Europe: an interdisciplinary study using soil scientific and archaeological research

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Correlation of colluvial deposits with the modern land surface and the problem of slope profile description

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An illustrated introduction to general geomorphometry

An illustrated introduction to general geomorphometry

Archaeopedological analysis of colluvial deposits in favourable and unfavourable areas: reconstruction of land use dynamics in SW Germany

Soil cultures &#8211; the adaptive cycle of agrarian soil use in Central Europe: an interdisciplinary study using soil scientific and archaeological research

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