The colluvium and alluvium problem: Historical review and current state of definitions

Miller, Bradley A.; Juilleret, Jérôme

doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103316

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“…In every group, we juxtapose the different cross-sections one on each other and it was done in order to locate the river channel at the same place and to follow the same orientation consistent with the general river flow direction in Poland, namely: SW on the left river bank and NE on the right river bank. We copy from the cross-sections (published below The Map) the following lines: (i) wetted perimeter of the river channel during a medium (lower than a bankfull) stage; (ii) surface topography of the floodplain, upper terraces and the valley edges (valley walls); (iii) the bottom of Holocene alluvial sediments which can be regarded as floodplain defined by [37]; (iv) bedrock in the extent of their protrusion under the river valley. As the bedrock, we regard not only the Mesozoic solid rocks (limestones, sandstones) but also glacial tills and lacustrine (or ice-dammed lake) cohesive sediments (mostly clays) deposited during the Cenozoic, but before the Holocene.…”

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Rivers Try Harder. Reversed “Differential Erosion” as Geological Control of Flood in the Large Fluvial Systems in Poland

Bihałowicz

Wierzbicki

2021

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We study cross-sections on the Detailed Geological Map of Poland (SMGP) to find a geologic and geomorphic pattern under river valleys in Poland. The pattern was found in 20 reaches of the largest Polish rivers (Odra, Warta, Vistula, Narew, and Bug) located in the European Lowland, in the landscape of old (Pleistocene, Saalian) glacial high plains extending between the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) moraines on the North and the Upland on the South. The Upland was slightly folded and up-faulted during Alpine orogeny together with the thrust of Carpathian nappes and the uplift of Tatra Mts. and Sudetes. The found pattern is an alluvial river with broad Holocene floodplain and the channel developed atop the protrusion of bedrock (Jurassic, Cretaceous limestones, marlstones, sandstones) or non-alluvial, cohesive, overconsolidated sediments resistant to erosion (glacial tills, lacustrine or “ice-dammed lake” clays) of Cenozoic (Paleogene, Neogene, Quaternary—Elsterian). We regard the sub-alluvial protrusion as the limit of river incision and scour. It cannot be determined why the river flows atop these protrusions, in opposition to “differential erosion”, a geomorphology principle. We assume it is evidence of geological flood control. We propose an environmental and geomorphological framework for the hydrotechnical design of instream river training.

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Rivers Try Harder. Reversed “Differential Erosion” as Geological Control of Flood in the Large Fluvial Systems in Poland

Bihałowicz

Wierzbicki

2021

Water

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“…formed by shallow surface water flow, can be formed by a variety of processes, of which deforestation, agriculture, and animal husbandry are the most important ones. Furthermore, once the terrain is used for agriculture, ploughing leads to a downslope step-by-step translocation of soil matter (Lang and Hönscheidt 1999;Leopold and Völkel 2007;Kleber et al 2013;Miller and Juilleret 2020;Fig. 1).…”

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“…Lang 2003;Wolf and Faust 2013;Kühn et al 2017;Kołodyńska-Gawrysiak 2019). By contrast, the Blikra and Nemec 1998;Zolitschka et al 2003;French 2017;Migoń et al, 2020;Miller and Juilleret 2020) widely forested mountain areas, obviously far less influenced by current erosion processes, found much less interest (e.g. Latocha 2009;Fuchs et al 2011;Stolz et al 2012;Larsen et al 2013;Henkner et al 2018b;Steup et al 2019).…”

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Colluvial sediments originating from past land-use activities in the Erzgebirge Mountains, Central Europe: occurrence, properties, and historic environmental implications

Kaiser

Tolksdorf²,

Boer

et al. 2021

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Colluvial sediments originating from soil erosion on slopes have proven to constitute significant evidence for tracing past human impact on mountain landscapes. In the Central European Erzgebirge (Ore) Mountains, colluvial sediments are associated with specific landforms (footslopes, slope flattenings, dells) and cover a share of 11% (11,905 ha) of the regional soil landscape. Thirteen pedosedimentary sections with colluvial layers were investigated at five forested sites (520–730 m a.s.l.) within a context of mining archaeology, integrating data from pedology, archaeology, palaeobotany, and geochronology. The thickness of the gravel-bearing loamy, silty, and sandy colluvial layers is up to 70 cm, which are mostly located on top of the sections. The geochronological ages and archaeological data reveal a high to late medieval to post-medieval age of the colluvial sediments. Pollen data show a drastic decline of the mountain forests in the late twelfth to fifteenth centuries AD accompanied by an increase of pioneer trees and spruce at the expense of fir and beech. The primary cause of soil erosion and subsequent colluvial deposition at the sites investigated is medieval to post-medieval mining and other early industrial activities. A compilation of 395 radiocarbon and OSL ages, obtained from colluvial sediments at 197 upland sites in Central Europe, shows that anthropogenically initiated colluvial dynamics go as far back as the late Bronze Age to the early Iron Age. Most ages derive from the medieval to post-medieval period, corresponding to the general intensification of settlement and land-use activities including deforestation and widespread ore mining.

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“…The relief is a soil forming factor, determines the water flow direction, and the groundwater height . The formation of a hydromorphic soil relief on the types of landforms with long flat floodplains, with predominance of alluvial and colluvial deposits (Miller and Juilleret, 2020), closed depressions where water concentrates, and concave landforms across the landscape . Curmi et al (1998) also pointed that topography determines the position of hydromorphic soils, where well drained and hydromorphic soils are positioned at different landforms and separated by a transition zone whose extension depends on the slope.…”

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Remote sensing technologies for digital soil mapping: applications for agriculture and environmental planning

Mello¹

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Remote sensing technologies for digital soil mapping: applications for agriculture and environmental planning / Fellipe Alcantara de Oliveira Mello. --Piracicaba, 2022. 105 p. Tese (Doutorado) --USP / Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz". 1. Mapeamento digital de solos 2. Sensoriamento remoto 3. Redes de drenagem 4. Solos hidromórficos I. Título DEDICATÓRIA À Ana, Nilton, Ivanilza e Luccas Por todo suporte, incentivo e apoio incondicional Dedico. 4 AGRADECIMENTOS Primeiramente agradeço a Deus pelas incontáveis bençãos que recebo em minha vida todos os dias. A fé depositada em Jesus Cristo me trouxe para o desafio da pós-graduação e me sustentou durante estes cinco anos e meio. Sem esta certeza não seria possível superar os obstáculos e por isso continuo dedicando minha fé naquele que fortalece. Todos os dias deste doutorado foram compartilhados com minha querida esposa Ana. Os sorrisos, lágrimas e ansiedades eram primeiro recebidos por ela. Sem seu suporte e apoio essa conquista não seria possível e, por isso, sou profundamente grato. Por meu pai Nilton que abriu mão de finais de semana para investir em meus estudos e sempre acreditou no meu potencial. A minha mãe Ivanilza que chorou quando saí de casa, mas que se orgulha muito dessa conquista. Sem vocês eu não estaria aqui. Ao meu irmão Luccas, agradeço por entender essa mudança, deixar de jogar basquete nos finais de semana e me apoiar nas lutas e dificuldades. Não seria o mesmo sem minha família. Agradeço a meu sogro e sogra, Nivaldo e Hilda, por me receberem como um filho desde 2017 e pela amizade e confiança. Também a Pedro, Sara e Taís por toda amizade e parceria durante uma fase tão importante em nossas vidas (casamentos, mudanças, sonhos...). Aos professores da ESALQ/USP de quem recebi ensinamentos e conhecimento incalculáveis. Ao Departamento de Ciência do Solo e do PPG de Solos e Nutrição de Plantas por toda estrutura e apoio necessários. Em especial ao professor e orientador José Alexandre Melo Demattê, que me recebeu para o mestrado e confiou em meu trabalho para o doutorado. A oportunidade e o crescimento pessoal e profissional adquiridos neste período são muito maiores do que poderia imaginar. Obrigado por todo suporte e parceria ao longo destes anos. Aos professores Tiago Osório Ferreira, Benito Roberto Bonfatti e Eliângela Benedet da Silva por todas as sugestões e correções na qualificação. Ao professor Pablo Vidal-Torrado e sua disciplina de Gênese e Classificação de Solos, que foi o diferencial para meu trabalho como pesquisador em pedologia. Ao professor Igo Fernando Lepsch, com o qual tive o prazer e honra de conviver e trabalhar no levantamento de solos.

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The colluvium and alluvium problem: Historical review and current state of definitions

Cited by 36 publications

References 73 publications

Rivers Try Harder. Reversed “Differential Erosion” as Geological Control of Flood in the Large Fluvial Systems in Poland

Rivers Try Harder. Reversed “Differential Erosion” as Geological Control of Flood in the Large Fluvial Systems in Poland

Colluvial sediments originating from past land-use activities in the Erzgebirge Mountains, Central Europe: occurrence, properties, and historic environmental implications

Remote sensing technologies for digital soil mapping: applications for agriculture and environmental planning

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